A series of midlife upheavals has resulted in James and his wife Carol moving north to Chester. Despite the many changes that have recently disrupted their situation, James convinces himself that he can already see his future, almost predetermined, stretching out before him. Then, quite by chance, he meets Susan and his life, suddenly entangled with her own, accelerates him into an entirely unexpected new direction.

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Witch’s Hat is a novel about truth and responsibility. Should our notion of conscious choice prove to be an illusion, then how exactly are we to determine where we stand on the borderline between free will and destiny?

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