'Haunting' NEW YORK TIMES
'A shimmering spell of a novel' EMMA TÖRZS
'Partly a young girl's coming of age, partly a treatise of the wildness of women' STEPHANIE DANLER
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It's 1825, generations since the women of Berggrund Island stood accused of witchcraft, many of them put to death. But the shadow of this violent past looms large over the isolated community.

Now, the island is overseen by Pastor Silas, a widower with two wild daughters, Beata and Ulrika. The sisters are outcasts: imaginative, rebellious, and consumed by a curiosity about their home's dark history and the mother they lost.

When an enigmatic outsider arrives at their door, his presence threatens their family bond and unearths a buried history to shocking ends...
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"Haunting" - New York Times

"A spectacular novel of sisterly devotion and the sacred bonds formed of loss and secrecy. What a gift Noyes has bequeathed to us, her readers, and to the sub-genre of modern witcherature. Stole the sleep from my eyes until the early hours... Pure sorcery." - Chikodili Emelumadu, author of DAZZLING

"Backdropped by the aura and lore of the island, Noyes' captivating debut novel is a vivid journey into womanhood, self-discovery, and the bonds of family" - Booklist

"This perfect book stands all on its own. It is so finely crafted, every word is essential, incantatory. Terrifying, but real. I loved it so much." - Jenny Slate, author of LITTLE WEIRDS

"This extraordinary novel turned me ravenous; I read in rapture, in awe. Noyes shows how lore sustains us, just as it stifles, and how the pain we inherit shapes who we become. Every sentence is resplendent, assured; every scene gripping and intimate. An exquisite homage to sisterhood, a treasure, a masterpiece." - Claire Luchette, author of AGATHA OF LITTLE NEON

"Anna Noyes writes like a witch. The Blue Maiden is a shimmering spell of a novel: mesmerizing, beautiful, and alive with pain, wonder, rage and love. The misty island followed me into my dreams and the sisters stayed with me long after I closed the cover. Simply stunning." - Emma Törzs, author of INK BLOOD SISTER SCRIBE

"A breathtaking story of sisterhood and secrets that gripped me from page one. Beata and Ulrika are magnetic, and their coming-of-age on wild Berggrund Island is a tale unlike any other, full of astonishing twists. The Blue Maiden is a knockout by a writer at the height of her exquisite powers." - Julie Buntin, author of MARLENA