The Witch of Exmoor by Margaret Drabble

Frieda Palmer - an eccentric, brilliant and infuriating woman with a maddening disregard for convention - has withdrawn to a decaying house by the sea on the wild edges of Exmoor. Now, the question of which of her children will inherit her fortune looms large. But do any of them really deserve it? Set against the turbulent backdrop of post-Thatcherite Britain, The Witch of Exmoor is a spellbinding portrait of a troubled family and a wry dissection of middle-class sentiment around legacy and social ambition.

Series:Canons
Format:Paperback / softback 320 pages
Publisher:Canongate Books
Imprint:Canongate Canons
Edition:Main - Canons
ISBN:9781837264889
Published:9 Apr 2026
Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Weight:220g
Dimensions:197 x 144 x 22 (mm)