Grandmamma is a fantastic character, described as a 'tough old bird', she smokes cigars and I can't help but think it's her influence alone that has made the hero of this tale such a brave, clever little guy.' This book is a lot of fun and though it portrays witches in a pretty bad light it's not all anti-women and is all in good fun. What they haven't planned on is the ingenuity of one brave little boy who overhears their dastardly plans and does his best to thwart them. These witches don't hold back their hatred for these 'small piles of filth' and at their annual meeting they devise a plan to rid the earth of these vomit inducing creatures by turning them into mice and exterminating them.

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The Witches by Roald Dahl