Young Hag
  • Published: 23 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781787334052
  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $45.00
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Young Hag

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23 Apr 2024
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18 Apr 2024
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18 Apr 2024
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Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed.

Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed.

'Gamechanger... Will win legions of fans' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

‘I couldn't put it down. Pure magic’ MARISSA MEYER

'Timeless' KATE BEATON

Young Hag has grown up believing her mother and grandmother are the last witches in the land. But when tragedy strikes, she turns her back on these tales. Where is their magic when they really need it?

Then one day they find a changeling in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; but can Young Hag bring the magic back? Or will she become a footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards?

From the acclaimed creator of Glass Town and The One Hundred Nights of Hero comes a dazzlingly imaginative escape into the world of myth. Young Hag ingeniously reinvents the women in Arthurian legend, transforming the tales of old into a heart-warming coming-of-age story.

**A GUARDIAN GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR**
  • Published: 23 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781787334052
  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Isabel Greenberg

Isabel Greenberg is a London-based illustrator and writer. She studied illustration at the University of Brighton. She won the Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story prize in 2011 with ‘Love in a Very Cold Climate’. Her debut graphic novel, The Enyclopedia of Early Earth, won two Eisner Awards and was a New York Times bestseller.

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Also by Isabel Greenberg

Glass Town
The One Hundred Nights of Hero
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
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Praise for Young Hag

Vivid, stirring and magical

Posy Simmonds, author of Gemma Bovery

A gorgeous celebration of myths and myth-making, full of wit, wisdom and joy. I devoured this wonderful book in one blissful sitting

Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith

Entrancing and fierce, this is a coming-of -age story which speaks of courage and female power, lending space to the old Arthurian legends for a modern audience (of all ages). Young Hag is an absolute delight!

Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora

A gamechanger. Vibrant, vital and galvanic storytelling – Young Hag will win legions of fans

Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars

No one does it like Isabel Greenberg! I love her strange imaginary landscapes and bold, spikey heroines. Young Hag had me rapt from start to finish. Fun, funny and totally charming

Lizzy Stewart, author of Alison

Isabel Greenberg has honed a perfect style that feels timeless

Kate Beaton, author of Ducks

Greenberg’s illustrations are wonderful – witty, uncanny, melancholy and funny

Sunday Express

Greenberg both tells and illustrates with warm, whimsical beauty

TIME

Honest, charming and so fun. I couldn't put it down. Pure magic

Marissa Meyer, author of Cinder

With a charming art style and a vibrant set of quirky characters, Young Hag is a fun and memorable tale

Skinny

Thoroughly entertaining

Guardian, *Books of the Year*