The Witches and the Grinnygog
First edition (publ. Faber & Faber) | |
| Author | Dorothy Edwards |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | England |
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| Awards | Shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize for Children's Book (1981) |
The Witches and the Grinnygog is a children's novel by the writer Dorothy Edwards, published in 1981 and shortlisted for that year's Whitbread Prize for a children's book.
The Witches and the Grinnygog is a story of pre-Christian traditions, considered in the Middle Ages to be witchcraft, surviving into the modern world, and deals with various themes related to English folklore, ghosts and time slips.