Out of Order Book Club: The Witch of Lagg (1985)

Welcome to the third episode of Out of Order Book Club. In this episode, we will focus on 'The Witch of Lagg' by Ann Pilling. This is the third book in the four book 'Dark Powers' series. Join Mal as she decides not to insult anyone from Scotland by ignoring the phonetic spelling of the Scottish dialogue, goes down a bit of rabbit hole of left and right brain creativity, wonders why she had more stomach for horror as a child than as an adult and asks whether parenting in children's books has improved over time.

Note: Only after recording this, and digging out 'The Pit' (so to speak!), did I discover that rather than using the internet to find out that Ann Cheetham was a pseudonym, I could've just looked at the back of the book.

You can find Mal on Blue Sky: @outoforderbookclub.bsky.social

Helpful Links and useful sources:

Ann Pilling's website

Goodreads reviews of 'The Witch of Lagg'

OED defintions and pronunciation of 'Och'