The Time of the Witch

If Laura could be granted just one wish, it would be that her parents should be reconciled and their marriage saved. When the local eccentric/mad old witch/crone demonstrates a readiness to fulfill Laura's desires by magic then it is a chance too good to be missed. Unfortunately Old Maude has deeper revengeful motives for her apparent good offices and a chain of fearful events is set in motion, which might fulfill Laura's wishes but at a very high price indeed. The story has a predictability and a rather too neat ending which might irritate experienced readers but it's worth stocking a library copy.