Name: Lolly Willowes
ISBN: 9780897339520

Sylvia Townsend Warner

In this delightful and witty novel, Laura Willowes rebels against pressure to be the perfect "maiden aunt." Not interested in men or the rushed life of London, Laura is forced to move there from her beloved countryside after the death of her father. Finally, she strikes out for the countryside on her own, selling her soul to an affable but rather simpleminded devil. First written in the 1920s, this book is timely and entertaining. It was the first selection of the Book of the Month Club in 1926.

or, The Loving Huntsman

Lolly Willowes

Lolly Willowes, always so gentle and accommodating, suddenly announces that she is moving, alone, to the countryside. To her overbearing family in London, it is a disturbing and inexplicable act of defiance. But Lolly will not be swayed, and in the depths of the English countryside she gradually discovers not only freedom and independence, but also, unexpectedly, her true vocation- witchcraft.

i started liking it more in the third part of the book.

Nica

"Witty, eerie, tender." — John Updike. In this early feminist classic, a middle-aged London spinster escapes her controlling family by moving to the country, becoming a witch, and securing her freedom by making a pact with Satan.

Federica Seidita

Sylvia Townsend Warner is exactly what I didn't know I needed. ❤️ I loved this book.

Lolly is a 28-year-old spinster when her adored father dies, leaving her dependent upon her brothers and their wives. After 20 years of self-effacement as a maiden aunt, she decides to break free.

Lolly Willowes or, The Loving Huntsman