The Witches of Moonshyne Manor tells the story of a family of five aging witches who face being evicted from their beloved old home by a group of men who plan to demolish the old house and develop Men's World, a kind of debauched Disneyland for men. "Booze, naked women and guns," Ursula muses. What could possibly go wrong?" The women are fighters fortunately and will attempt to save their home and chosen family at all costs. Along the way they add a new young friend to their group, Persephone, the daughter of the town mayor, who is also a force of nature.

This is such a delightful, sweetly poignant and hilarious book. It is full of wisdom about aging, gender identity, masculinity, and even dementia. The portraits of the women are drawn with compassion, humour and love. The ending is about forgiveness, hope and achieving a dream. Bianca Marais writes beautiful and memorable words, and here is one of my favourites:

"We don't lose the right to tell our stories just because our flesh is sagging. If anything, age and experience give us even more right to speak and be heard."

I would recommend this book to any reader for its wisdom, humour and compassion - five stars. And as Persephone says..."Down with the Patriarchy!"