Amaryllis & Little Witch - by Pascal Brullemans (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In Amaryllis, a preteen goes missing on her birthday. Amaryllis heads out with her sister Fey's ashes, determined to scatter the remains and set Fey free. But when she discovers that Fey is stuck between life and death, she realizes she has to join Fey on a trek to the Land of the Dead.

In The Little Witch, a sickly mother and daughter live in the deep, dark woods. One day, Big Witch finds an ogre caught in a trap. They make a deal: in return for saving him, the ogre agrees to take care of Little Witch once Big Witch has passed. Soon, the little girl finds herself in the ogre's home, frightened and alone except for her pet cat. But when a Hunter Boy gets caught by the ogre, Little Witch must make a choice: save herself, save the boy, or choose another path...

About the Author

Pascal Brullemans signed up at the National Theatre School to woo a girl, but he discovered he actually had talent, and his first play was directed by Wajdi Mouawad. After a foray into producing for young audiences with L'armoire, Pascal reached out to teens with his plays Isberg and Monstres. Amaryllis took top honours at Lyon Playwrights' Days and won the Louise-LaHaye Award for Young Audiences in 2013. He lives in Montréal.

Alexis Diamond is a Montréal-based theatre artist and translator. Her award-winning plays, operas, and translations have been presented across Canada and internationally. Alexis's 2018/19 season included a piece for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the touring production of Little Witch. Her translation of Erika Tremblay-Roy's The Problem with Pink was published by Lansman Editeur in fall 2019.