Witch Daughter

A Persian mythology retelling of the story of Tahmineh, wife, mother, and rumored witch who desperately tries to stop a tragic prophecy in which her husband and son kill each other on a battlefield, pitched for fans of CIRCE and A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS.

Additional information

Genre

Book Club, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

Age

Adult

Publisher

Hachette

Imprint

Grand Central Publishing

Language(s)

English

Format(s)

Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover, Trade paperback

Author

Tanaz Bhathena

Release Date

22 September 2026

Release Month

September Releases

Author Identity

BIPOC

About the Author

Tanaz Bhathena is an award-winning Zoroastrian author of contemporary and fantasy fiction. Her young adult books include Hunted by the Sky, which won the White Pine Award and the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, and The Beauty of the Moment, which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction. Her acclaimed debut, A Girl Like That, was named a Best Book of the Year by numerous outlets including The Globe and Mail, Seventeen, and The Times of India. Her debut adult fantasy, Witch Daughter, will be published in fall 2026 by Grand Central.

 

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