ENTER THREE WITCHES

by Kate Gilmore ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1990

From the author of the poignant Remembrance of the Sun (1986), which was set amid Iran's recent political strife, a different sort of romance on New York's Upper West Side--this one complicated by witchcraft. Drafted to work on lights for his small private school's production of Macbeth, Bren begins a tentative friendship with Erika, who plays one of the witches. Bren already knows more than he cares to about witches: Miranda, his gorgeous mother, is one, as are his grandmother and a black woman, Louise, who also lives in their house. Weary of Miranda's pranks (although he still loves her), Bren's dad, Bob, has left home. Miranda's not malicious, just irrepressible--she telepathically calls Bren home, for instance, when he's about to kiss Erika on their first date. A rather leisurely story with plenty of interest along the way: matter-of-fact details of witchcraft and (more realistically) theater; the funny vicissitudes of Bren and Erika's blooming affection. Readers intrigued by witchcraft will be delighted to see it presented as an ordinary feature of modern life--capricious but often useful. Not as unusual or well-constructed as Gilmore's earlier book, but entertaining.

Pub Date: March 1, 1990

ISBN: 1450209130

Page Count: 210

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1990

Categories: CHILDREN'S