id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2009 The Witches of Eastwick - Wikipedia .html text/html 1181 146 72 Not to be confused with Witches of East End. Novel by John Updike The Witches of Eastwick First edition cover The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the late 1960s, follows the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont, who acquired their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands (although Alexandra is a widow). Main article: The Witches of Eastwick (film) In 1987, the novel was adapted into a film starring Jack Nicholson as Darryl, Cher as Alexandra, Susan Sarandon as Jane, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Sukie – with considerable differences from the book's plot. In 2002, a television series pilot was filmed based on the world created in the book, called simply Eastwick. Main article: The Witches of Eastwick (musical) The Witches of Eastwick (film) The Witches of Eastwick (musical) ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2009.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2009.txt