02306cam a2200325 i 4500 516717810 TxGeo 20211015120000.0 210223s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021008220 9780593202029 hbk. 0593202023 hbk. (OCoLC)1230462769 TxGeo rda Harrison, Rachel. Cackle / Rachel Harrison. New York, NY : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. 293 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants, from a witch who might be too good to be true. All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She's stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That's how Sophie lives. Annie can't help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem ... a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie's appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power ... but she couldn't be ... could she?"-- Provided by publisher. 20211022. Women teachers Fiction. Self-realization in women Fiction. Witches Fiction. Small cities Fiction. Upstate New York (N.Y) Fiction. QS5