false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242843121m/3181953.jpg 3181953 13 Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived. Kathleen Kent is a tenth generation descendent of Martha Carrier. 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. 3214749 book 3 9 2008 The Heretic's Daughter total:2119|5:475|4:862|3:575|2:173|1:34| 2119 7928 4396 738 3 5 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 07:25:35 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:20:22 -0800 2008 1
While it seemed slow in the beginning, boring even, it was just that very thing that made this book very powerful in it's representation of the events surrounding The Salem Witch Trials.
The first half of the book was a day-to-day in the life a 9 year ol...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 19:35:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:58:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Aug 07 08:46:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 09:38:01 -0700 2008
Kathleen Kent is a descendant of Martha...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Jun 15 12:21:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 18:52:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:58:46 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 13:02:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:11:03 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 09:47:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 05:55:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 11:04:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 19 11:28:04 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:49:28 -0800 2008
The author has beautifully woven together family history/legend and the facts of the witch trials. She has crea...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Nov 01 16:43:50 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:47:04 -0700 2008
I found it to be a sad book, but a good sad book.

It's just hard to stomach that a handful of teenage girls could ruin so many people...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 10:57:30 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 10:57:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 21:22:46 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 13 22:49:55 -0800 2009 "Hyssop for cough. Rosemary for fever. A sprig of mint to cleanse ill humors from the mouth. Slippery elm for the midwife. Horse chestnut for stiffness of limb. Golden bough for palsy. But what is the cure for rage? And what of the tortures of a guilty mind? A seeping wound can be bound. Salve ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 08 10:44:03 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:28:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 12:33:24 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 23:29:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 07:10:49 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 12:12:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 05:49:18 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 05:50:31 -0700 2008 This beautifully told and heartbreaking book is the story of Sarah Carrier, a ten year old girl living near Salem, Massachusetts in 1690. With near poetic prose, we witness a community harassed with Indian raids and smallpox plagues let fear and uncertainty turn into passion and terror. Neighb...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 10 10:23:43 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 10 06:11:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:07:57 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 20:40:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:57:09 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:34:06 -0700 2009
I thought the writer did a good job telling her story. My only critic was that it seemed a bit wordy on the descriptions and she used quite a bit of simile.

I found the subject facinating, hav...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 30 09:20:56 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:23:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 08:33:40 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:33:40 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3181953