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  <name><![CDATA[Kathleen Kent]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Kathleen Kent&lt;/i&gt; is a tenth-generation descendant of Martha Carrier. She is also a masterful storyteller, and in her first novel she paints a haunting portrait, not just of Puritan New England but also of one family's deep and abiding love in the face of fear and persecution.

&quot;Most of the books that have influenced and touched me the most are historical fiction. When I was a child I read a lot of &lt;i&gt;Charles Dickens&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Edgar Allan Poe&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;H.H. Monroe&lt;/i&gt;. Some of my favorites from the past are &lt;i&gt;The Quincunx&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;i&gt;Charles Palliser&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Instance of the Fingerpost&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;i&gt;Iain Pears&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Weight of Water&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;i&gt;Anita Shreve&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;The Source&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;i&gt;James Michener&lt;/i&gt;. 
I also read everything by &lt;i&gt;Annie Dillard&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cormac McCarthy&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Larry McMurtry&lt;/i&gt;. 

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  <title><![CDATA[The Heretic's Daughter]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kathleen Kent]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.74</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1969</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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