It is on her birthday that Tanith Williams is told the truth about her mother, about her six aunts, and about herself. Though stunned and scared by what she learns, Tanith is warmly welcomed by her aunts into the witchy world of magic. But then new girl, Astarte Perkins comes to school.
This was an indulgent re-read for me as I used to get this book out from the library frequently from when I was about 10 years old. I found a copy online and just had to read it again. I found that some of the sentences I could finish in my head before actually reading them as they were so familiar to me. Although of course this is aimed for young readers I still loved the story this time round and am glad to have re-found it.