A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic--with very
unexpected results--in this relatable, resonant novel about family, identity,
and the power of love.
Jamie is the average New England academic in-training--she has a strong queer
relationship, generational trauma, and an esoteric dissertation proposal. But
she has one extraordinary secret: she's also a powerful witch.
Serena, Jamie's mother, has been hiding from the world in an old one-room
schoolhouse for several years, grieving the death of her wife and the
simultaneous explosion in her professional life. All she has left are memories.
Jamie’s busy digging into a three-hundred-year-old magical book, but she still
finds time to teach Serena to cast spells and help her come out of her shell.
But Jamie doesn't know the whole story of what happened to her mom years ago,
and those secrets are leading Serena down a destructive path.
Now it's up to this grad student and literature nerd to understand the secrets
behind this mysterious novel from 1749, unearth a long-buried scandal hinted
therein, and learn the true nature of magic, before her mother ruins both of
their lives.
Anders, Charlie Jane. (2025). Lessons in Magic and Disaster. New York: Tor.
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