The Witches

About “The Witches”

The Witches is a 1983 children's novel by Roald Dahl. It is a dark fantasy that follows a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother as they encounter secret societies of witches in both Norway and England. These witches hate children and work under the rule of the Grand High Witch, a cruel and powerful leader. She travels to England to carry out a plan to turn all the children there into mice. The story blends adventure with elements of horror, set in two different countries. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)