Chinese American assistant professor
Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San
Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living
as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as
mere superstition. Yet privately the subject intrigues
her, especially after she accidentally finds out she has
supernatural abilities.
When a research project takes
her to the Canary Islands – long rumored to be home to
real witches – Eileen is struck by the lush beauty of
Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A
stranger invites her to a local market where women sell
amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen
immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding
romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she
learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed
witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in
this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and
vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any
magic.
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