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Hester Fox is a full-time writer and mother, with a background in museum work and historical archaeology. She is the author of such novels as The Witch of Willow Hall, A Lullaby for Witches, and The Last Heir to Blackwood Library. She lives in a small mill town in Massachusetts.

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	The Last Heir to Blackwood Library 3.37 avg rating — 17,686 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch of Willow Hall 3.71 avg rating — 11,682 ratings — published 2018 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lullaby for Witches 3.60 avg rating — 8,404 ratings — published 2022 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widow Of Pale Harbor 3.48 avg rating — 3,981 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orphan of Cemetery Hill 3.64 avg rating — 2,534 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Thorns 3.59 avg rating — 1,561 ratings — published 2024 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Magic Deep and Drowning 3.42 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted House Stories 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kingdom of Mist and Mourning: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2027 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

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Hester Fox rated a book it was amazing My Darling Girls: A Novel by Marina Scott (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Moody, raw, and suspenseful, My Darling Girls plunges readers into the gritty alleys of early 1900s Chicago, and takes them on an unforgettable journey through the spirit world and into the darkest recesses of the human mind. I absolutely loved it.
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Hester Fox and 4 other people liked Paulette Kennedy's review of The French Effect: "THE FRENCH EFFECT is impeccably written and bubbling with joie de vivre--the kind of feel-good story that will appeal to anyone who loves inspiring novels about women reclaiming their joy, sensuality, and self-identity during midlife. Nora, a widowed " Read more of this review »
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“Read the book, and add what you learn from your own trials. Never stop learning. A lifetime is not long enough to gather up all the knowledge of our kind. That is why we pass it down.”
― Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall: A Chilling Gothic Mystery of Haunted Houses and Ancient Magic

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“Heaven truly was an untouched stash of books, just waiting to be opened and read.”
― Hester Fox, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

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“Yet at the same time I want to untether my heart, toss it up into the sky and let it take wing. There's a wildness here that, if nothing else, holds promise, possibility. Who needs society? What has it ever done for us?”
― Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall

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January BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ Final Poll

The Woman in the Library

by Sulari Gentill

8 votes, 25.8%

The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

6 votes, 19.4%

I'm Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy

5 votes, 16.1%

The Mothers

by Brit Bennett

5 votes, 16.1%

A Lullaby for Witches

by Hester Fox

4 votes, 12.9%

Look Closer

by David Ellis

3 votes, 9.7%

31 total votes

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