“John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [is one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort.”—The New York Times Book Review
Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorcées with sudden access to all that is

“A haunting, magical, modern-day fairytale.  A feast for the senses.” —Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times–bestselling author of First Frost

With echoes of the alchemy of Practical Magic, the lushness of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, and the darkly joyful wickedness of the Witches of Eastwick, Ellen Herrick’s debut novel spins an enchanting love story about

Jack Nicholson cannot help but steal a movie. His presence is simultaneously relatable, aspirational and challenging and his performances are almost always unique, emotional, and—in most cases—inimitable. Who but Nicholson could have played Randle “Mac” McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Who else could have so successfully seduced The Witches of Eastwick? He was perfection as the Joker in Batman. He simply is Col. Nathan Jessup