Åsa Avdic
We are proud to announce that The Witch of Sea and Sorrow by Åsa Avdic is out today (12th September 2025) in Sweden.
The Witch of Sea and Sorrow is a Southern Gothic-inspired young adult novel about friendship, love, mysteries and grief.
The story is firmly set in the present day, and Avdic skilfully entwines themes of anti-racism and resistance to transphobia and homophobia with an extraordinarily captivating narrative, achieving a natural flow without it ever feeling forced.
– BTJ
“The legend of the Witch of Sea and Sorrow, who avenges the crimes of the adults by taking their sons, has always existed in the small town Kilavik in the south of Sweden. But is it really just a myth?”
A YEAR HAS passed since Tora’s older brother Ville and his classmate Selim disappeared. The police have given up and the investigation is closed. Tora and her best friend Esther are the only ones still working on their own investigation – red threads connecting school photos, maps and witness statements. There are whispers going around in the small town that the Witch of Sea and Sorrow has taken the boys.
AND WHEN SELIM is suddenly found on the beach, unconscious but alive, troubling things begin to happen. Tora and Esther soon realize that something is stirring in the darkness and that they must find Ville – before it’s too late.
