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The Heretics Daughter

by Kathleen Kent (Goodreads Author)

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Chinese edition of The Heretics Daughter, the beautifully written first novel by Kathleen Kent. The novel tells the story of the conviction of Martha who was the first to be tried, convicted and hung as a witch in Puritan New England in the 17th century. The story is narrated by Martha's only surviving daughter.

Paperback, 300 pages

Published October 1st 2009 by Mai Tian/Tsai Fong Books (first published April 1st 2008)

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Dec 07, 2008 Jackie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Sending it to Chris

I won this here at GOODREADS!

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 old girl, Sarah Carrier of Andover, giving me a feel for life in 17th Century New England.
When the book gets to the accusations, the fear is palpable. As events spiral out of control, the novel sheds a light in the darkn...more

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Nov 07, 2008 Jeanette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, five-star-fiction, all-fiction, america

An outstanding first novel. Kathleen Kent is a direct descendant of Martha Carrier, the novel's heroine who was hanged in 1692 at the height of the Salem witch trials. Kent spent five years researching and writing this novel of her heritage, and the result is exceptional. The prose is solid and smooth, and the portrayal of late-17th century New England is rich with fascinating details of life in that era.

The story is told through the eyes of Martha's daughter Sarah Carrier, who is aged ten at th...more

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Nov 22, 2008 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I was manning a booth for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America at the Mountain and Plains Independent Booksellers Association conference, I picked up an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) of this book that was published in September. I just finished it and I highly recommend it! The book is beautifully written, powerful, and gives you a clear, emotion-filled picture through the eyes of a girl living in late 1600's Andover, Massachusetts (near Salem), of what life was like b...more

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Aug 26, 2008 Tricia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This historically accurate story allows the reader to be immersed into the Carrier family's Puritan life in Massachusetts and the Salem Witch Trials. It is a hauntingly written tale and definitely made me angry, uncomfortable, and just plain sad.

Kathleen Kent is a descendant of Martha Carrier, who was hung for witchcraft in 1692. The story is told from the perspective of Martha's daughter as she looks back on her life and tries to come to terms with her familial relationships and the events tha...more

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Jul 02, 2008 MK Brunskill-Cowen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Salem Witch trials has always fascinated me, so perhaps I am biased, but I loved ....loved.... loved this book. Sarah Carrier is an interesting narrator since she sees the proceedings as a child might, but with a teen's relationship with her unusual mother. I was amazed by how readily the people of Salem were to believe the tales of witchcraft as the net ever expanded wider and wider. How many women were left untouched in the Salem area?? Is this another allegory for our times - how readily...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Kathryn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, 2010

Again, a book read that leaves me with a tight chest of emotion for what occurred during the Salem witch trials. What they endured I cannot even imagine. This book was beautifully written, the author's descriptions are so crisp and exact I knew with every word precisely what was being depicted. A very enlightening story told with such compassion and honesty. I would read a book by this author again in a heartbeat.

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Jun 16, 2008 Brandi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When we got the ARC for this at work I was immediately interested because the author was related to the women she was writing about. This is a fictionalized version of events during the Salem witch trials revolving around Martha Carrier and her daughter Sarah. The first half of the book dragged for me, but the second half made up for it.

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Dec 02, 2008 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you can get past the creepy cover art, you may enjoy this retelling of the Salem Witch Trials. The narrator is the young Sarah Carrier who has just moved to Salem, and is forced to contend with the witch terror gripping the town at the time. This harsh coming of age story is told in a time where family squabbles, neighborly disputes, and mild forms of fortune were causes for condemnation.

Using a child to try and make sense of what is happening is heart breaking and genius. The details framin...more

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Jun 16, 2008 Alexandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Historical Fiction readers; people who liked Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders

If you like colonial American history or have an interest in the history of Salem, MA, this is the book for you. It is told from the perspective of Sarah Carrier, whose mother, Martha, was executed during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Sarah herself was also accused and spent several months in jail. The writing is great--very poetic and almost hypnotic--and there is some great imagery about life in New England during that time. Though today scholars have lots of theories about what actually cau...more

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Sep 23, 2009 Melanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book transported me to the 1600's. There were times I struggled to pick it up because the world near Salem, Massachusetts at that time was a dark place---a place where one was not free to believe or practice the religion of one's choice, a place where you were guilty before proven innocent, a place where the only way to survive was to give into the crazed accusations of begrudging neighbors and said possessed girls. Kathleen Kent's debut novel was almost poetic, well-researched, and yes, da...more

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Dec 31, 2008 KristenR rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

As a direct descendant of Martha Carrier, when I saw some great reviews of this fictionalized account of her family's ordeal in the witch trials, I felt I simply had to read it.

The author has beautifully woven together family history/legend and the facts of the witch trials. She has created a fascinating account of the politics, religion, and conditions of Puritan Massachusetts during this hysteria that, however horrifying, is very believable.

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Nov 01, 2008 Denine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you enjoy reading about the Salem Witch trials, this one is for you.

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...

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Nov 01, 2008 Carey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

" A needle is such a small, brittle thing. It is easily broken. It can hold but one fragile thread. But if the needle is sharp, it can pierce the coarsest cloth. Ply the needle in and out of a canvas and with a great length of thread one can make a sail to move a ship across the ocean. In such a way can a sharp gossipy tongue, with the thinnest thread of rumor, stitch together a story to flap in the breeze. Hoist that story upon the pillar of superstitious belief and a whole town can be pulled a...more " A needle is such a small, brittle thing. It is easily broken. It can hold but one fragile thread. But if the needle is sharp, it can pierce the coarsest cloth. Ply the needle in and out of a canvas and with a great length of thread one can make a sail to move a ship across the ocean. In such a way can a sharp gossipy tongue, with the thinnest thread of rumor, stitch together a story to flap in the breeze. Hoist that story upon the pillar of superstitious belief and a whole town can be pulled along with the wind of fear."

Massachusetts, 1690. In a society of fiercely Puritan people every misfortune is attributed to the will of God. Crops failing, fires, storms, sickness, all portents from God meant to punish. Such an atmosphere made the perfect setting for a group of silly girls to instigate a mass hysteria, claiming to be the victims of spells put upon them by fellow neighbors and residents of surrounding towns.

One of those accused of witchcraft was Martha Carrier. This is her story and that of her family. When the smallpox came to their home town of Billerica, Martha, her husband Thomas and children fled to the home of her Mother in Andover. When people subsequently came down with the smallpox in Andover, suspicion was thrown on the Carrier family. It did not help that Martha was a feisty woman who said what she thought and confronted her neighbors when disputes arose. Women at the time were supposed to be quiet and subservient to men, so she and her family did not make many friends.

The narrative is told through the eyes of Martha's daughter, Sarah, who is nine years old when the book opens. Since Martha does not have an affectionate nature, Sarah doesn't realize, until it is too late, how great her love for her Mother is and that strength of character might be more important than affection. Through one selfless and heroic act Martha sacrifices herself to save her children and in doing so teaches them the importance of faith in oneself and the power of family.

In her debut novel, Kathleen Kent explores one of the darkest periods of American history and takes the reader into the realms of her own family legend. Ms. Kent is a tenth generation descendant of Martha Carrier and grew up hearing the stories of her ancestors. She has presented us with a rich and historically accurate tale that, in my opinion, is one of the best books of the year. She is currently working on a prequel, the story of Thomas Carrier before he came to Massachusetts.
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Feb 13, 2009 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: family-relationships, fiction, historical-fiction, read-in-2009, library-books, women

"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 can be dabbed to a burn or a swelling bubo. Poison can be drawn with a leech, or a lance. But guilt is a ghost that takes the shape of the body it inhabits and consumes all that is tender within its shell...more "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 can be dabbed to a burn or a swelling bubo. Poison can be drawn with a leech, or a lance. But guilt is a ghost that takes the shape of the body it inhabits and consumes all that is tender within its shell."

The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent is largely the story of Martha Carrier, "the Andover witch", as told from the perspective of her young daughter Sarah. After unknowingly bringing smallpox with them to their new home in Andover, the Carrier family quickly incurs the enmity of their neighbors, even as growing illness delivers them a staggering loss. With the terrible malady behind them, the Carriers try to return to life as usual - planting their four acres of wheat and corn, tending their livestock, trying to hold their heads up in a town full of spiteful, resentful people.

Sarah soon begins to conceive of a feud of sorts between her parents and her uncle, regarding the house and land left to them by her grandmother. When supposed supernatural activity in nearby Salem leads to frenzy and panic, the family quarrel is escalated as Sarah's uncle and cousin fan the fires of agitation, leading to the arrest and trial of Martha Carrier.

Before she is taken away by the constable, Martha explains to Sarah that when they are unable to get a confession from her, they will come and take Sarah and her brothers away. Knowing her fate, she advises Sarah to tell the court whatever they want to hear, in order that she and her brothers may go free. When Sarah and her brothers are examined in court, they are given no choice but to do as their mother bade them and speak out against her.

Kathleen Kent's description of Puritan life is vivid and unrelenting. Central to the story is the mother-daughter relationship between Martha and Sarah Carrier. At the beginning of the book, Sarah thinks of her mother as cold and severe. As the story progresses however, she shares confidences with her mother, and is able by the end to proclaim herself to truly be "her mother's daughter."

Kent's portrayal of the Salem witch trials was well researched and compelling. I won't say it was easy to read - there was much suffering, and The Heretic's Daughter was at times extremely difficult to read without tears for the brave men, women and children who proclaimed their innocence even unto the end of their lives. Their story was tragic and disturbing, and will stay with me for a long time.(less)

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Jul 09, 2011 Melisa Mariani rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

Tahun 1692 menandai salah satu episode terburuk dalam sejarah Amerika: insiden yang dikenal dengan istilah pengadilan penyihir Salem, terjadi di Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat. Insiden ini mengakibatkan ratusan lelaki, perempuan, dan anak-anak dituduh sebagai penyihir dan dipenjarakan, dan 20 orang dari mereka dihukum mati, sebagian besar dengan cara digantung. Yang paling buruk adalah, para tertuduh dipaksa mengakui bahwa mereka memang melakukan praktik-praktik sihir. Inilah salah satu masa dim...more

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May 08, 2011 Carole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, books-read-in-2011

Having been shocked and fascinated by the Salem Witch Trials since learning about them in school, I couldn’t wait to read this book. The author is a descendent of Martha Carrier, one of the first women to hang as a witch, despite the fact that she maintained her innocence until the end. Telling the story through a child’s eyes, the daughter of Martha Carrier, was brilliant. Nine year old Sarah learns about the harsh world and unfair accusations and tries to make sense of it all, landing in priso...more

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May 04, 2011 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads, historicals

This book became an incredible, un-put-downable read after a somewhat slow begnning. Personally, I didn't mind the slow paced beginning, as I felt it set the stage for what would transpire in the final 150 pages, but I do see how readers expecting a fairly instantaneous exposure to the Salem witch trials and hangings might be put off by the steady yet meticulous fashioning of the world of her characters, notably the Carrier family.

Author Kathleen Kent happens to be a descendant of Martha Carrier...more

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Feb 03, 2010 Melody rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Melody by: Pam Moore

Shelves: second-monday-bookgroup, historical

I can tell you that after struggling through The Other Boleyn Girl I was not looking forward to reading this. I was all prepared for a half-thought-out sensational-seeking wimpy bit of historical fiction dealing with the underbelly of the Salem witch trials. It didn’t take long for me to change my mind. The story is told from the narrator’s point of view when she was a child. Although the author does not clearly reveal why she uses the technique of having the narrator write a letter to her grand...more

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Nov 22, 2010 Cecilia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent has been the most moving yet accurately portrayed fictional account of the Salem Witch Trials I've ever read. I was sadly crying and working my way through quite a few tissues before reaching the last sentence. Not only does this story tell of the audacious stupidity of one group of people believing themselves so righteous and pious they could point a finger and accuse a friend or neighbor of practicing witchcraft (for a normal occurrence in those days a...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For Sarah Carrier's family life was always hard. As it was for most people living in Andover, Massachusetts in 1690. For nine year-old Sarah, her two older brothers, her baby sister and her parents, hard times seemed to follow them. They fled their home in Billerica to escape smallpox which was spreading rampantly throughout the villages killing entire families. In cover of night, they traveled to Andover to live with Sarah's maternal grandmother with the hopes of starting a new life there. What...more For Sarah Carrier's family life was always hard. As it was for most people living in Andover, Massachusetts in 1690. For nine year-old Sarah, her two older brothers, her baby sister and her parents, hard times seemed to follow them. They fled their home in Billerica to escape smallpox which was spreading rampantly throughout the villages killing entire families. In cover of night, they traveled to Andover to live with Sarah's maternal grandmother with the hopes of starting a new life there. What they would learn later is that their oldest boy, Andrew was already carrying the deadly virus and bringing it to Andover with them.

To say the townspeople didn't take to the Carrier family is an understatement. Martha Carrier, Sarah's mother, was an extremely strong-willed woman who wouldn't back down from anyone. She had a wicked tongue and a way with words that left people speechless and sometimes a little scared. Especially with all the talk of witches in nearby Salem Village.

With the local minister fanning the flames of witchery, the rumors grew and Martha Carrier became the main target of his fury. Sarah and her mother didn't share the closeness many mothers and daughters do and the talk of spells and witchcraft made Sarah as much of an outcast as her mother. She tried not to, but she blamed her mother for how their family was treated. Sarah, herself had questions, but was too afraid of the answers to ask them. There was also the mysterious red book her mother wrote in and kept hidden away that supposedly contained the story of her father's previous life. Perhaps the book would explain why people seemed to be afraid of her father and always avoided him.

Once the arrests for witchcraft began in and around Salem, it was only a matter of time before Martha Carrier would be arrested. Sarah and her family tried to prepare themselves for the inevitable, but nothing they imagined could have prepared them for what would soon happen to their family.

THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER begins with a letter written in 1752 from Sarah Carrier to her own granddaughter, in the final days of her life. She wishes to explain their family's heritage so that this new young Sarah will have an understanding of where she comes from and the legacy she carries. After the letter, the first chapter starts in 1690 with Sarah as the narrator and continues as such throught the rest of the book.

When this book first came out last September, I had never read anything about the Salem Witch Trials and I was very curious about the story. In the last year, I've become very attached to historical fiction and this book is a perfect example of why I've come to enjoy this genre so much. THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is rich in history and the characters are so well developed and believable. Some may think the book a bit slow in the beginning, as I did at first. But in further thinking, I changed my opinion. I think it was important to establish the tone of the story and to get to know the characters, which makes the story what it is. A fascinating, sometimes unfathomable tale of a very strange time in our country's early history.

Sarah Carrier was my favorite character in the book for her strength and courage along with her yearning to be loved as all little girls want to be loved by their mothers. I believe Kathleen Kent did a fantastic job of recreating this part of history and weaving into it a story of the family she is descended from. If you like historical fiction, you will most assuredly enjoy reading this book. And after reading it, I feel it couldn't have been titled anything else. THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is perfect.

THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER
Author: Kathleen Kent
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: September2008
Pages: 352
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (Highly Recommended)(less)

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Oct 28, 2009 Gwen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: book-discussion-group, historical-fiction, favorites, audiobook, history, ethics

"The Heretic's Daughter" is a haunting true story lyrically rendered. This book is astounding not only for its clear rendering of the grim place in history how it transports you through time, but especially for its stunningly beautiful writing. The authors vivid descriptions and at times poetic metaphors capture and crystallize everyday life in the late 1600s.

In reading this book, I actually felt the settlers daily fears: the ever-present threats of "Indian" raids, smallpox and other devastating...more

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Oct 26, 2008 Tamara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who are interested in the Salem hysteria or to others that enjoy historical fiction.

Shelves: historical-fiction, witchcraft

Since I am a descendant of several victims of the Salem hysteria, although not of the Carrier family line, I was very interested to read this book. I was definately not disappointed. In fact, the author did a terrific job in creating a very likable protagonist named Sarah Carrier. Sarah's mother is wrongly accused of witchcraft and after a time Sarah and her siblings are as well. Sarah can well attest to the extreme injustices that her family endures. It is a shameful time in our history where n...more

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Aug 10, 2008 Corinne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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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. Neighbor turns against neighbor as old resentments and petty arguments lead to dire consequences - and Sarah and her family are sunk in the middle of it. Despite Sarah's previously course and unfriendly relations...more
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. Neighbor turns against neighbor as old resentments and petty arguments lead to dire consequences - and Sarah and her family are sunk in the middle of it. Despite Sarah's previously course and unfriendly relationship with her mother, Goody Carrier, she's devastated when Goody Carrier is arrested for witchcraft.

Before we even get to the infamous witch trials, we read a portrait of Puritan life and come to truly care for Sarah and understand the harshness of colonial life and law. While not a gripping page turner at first, Kent's use of metaphor and her ability to find beauty in what must have been a truly bleak existence makes this book a joy to read. A few favorite quotes:

A needle is such a small, brittle thing. It is easily broken. It can hold but one fragile thread. But if the needle is sharp, it can pierce the coarsest cloth. Ply the needle in and out of a canvas and with a great length of thread one can make a sail to move a ship across the ocean. In such a way can a sharp gossipy tongue, with the thinnest thread of rumor, stitch together a story to flap in the breeze. Hoist that story upon the pillar of superstitious belief and a whole town can be pulled along with the wind of fear.

Being with Margaret was like standing inside the casing of a lantern, one that kept the warmth in and the stinging insects out.

The scenes during the trials and in the jail were so emotionally charged that I was brought to tears more than once. The story of The Heretic's Daughter is told with passion and grace and leaves one with a sense that there are things in life with struggling for and that there is more than one good way to selflessly love a parent or child. I look forward to reading more from this first time author.(less)

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Jan 10, 2009 Holli rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am going to say right off the bat that had this been written from Martha Carrier's perspective I think I would have liked this book more. Instead it was written through her daughter's eyes and because of that you only know what her daughter knows. Which isn't much considering she's under 13 for much of the book and living in the 1600's for God's sake where kids weren't privy to the adult information. This book was for me the life of a young girl on a farm in the 1600's with a bit of "Salem Wit...more

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Apr 11, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: drama

I really liked this book. I went back and forth between 4 and 5 stars, but decided on 4 because there were a few places int the story where I wanted it to speed up a little. As Kathleen Kent's debut novel, this is an amazing book. The foreshadowing throughout hightened the anticipation (and dread) of what was to come. I was impressed with the authors years of research previous to writing this book, and felt that it was more credible as a fiction story because of that. Kathleen Kent gives details...more

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Mar 08, 2009 Shannon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have to think about this book in two ways, how it was written and subject matter.

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, having never read about the Salem witch trials before. But with that said, I had a very hard time reading this book and found that I would not pick it up for fear of what I knew was coming.

The book reminds me of how amazing it...more

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Dec 30, 2008 Mary Jo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I LOVED this one! The author's ancestor was condemned as a witch during the horrible Salem witch period. Oh my dear lord in heaven, the trials and tribulations those poor people endured! I'd never read or heard much about the witch travesty... just knew it occurred. This really opened my eyes to what really happened. Fascinating and horrific!

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Jan 31, 2009 Kimberly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is full of historic frightening examples of how witchcraft rumors were begun about neighbors and acquaintances and the motivation behind them. The description of prison life for these people will make you cringe. It was a book that I couldn't put down.

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Jul 19, 2008 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone

This book makes my list of the Top Ten Best Books of All Time. Even though we all know how this will end (didn't keep us from watching Titanic, did it?) there is so much more here in this story about a family's ordeal during the witch trials. It takes place in my hometown (admittedly, a huge initial draw) and gives the reader a great perspective of how people lived, the family dynamic (RADICALLY different from what we know), and of greed and politics (sadly, not very different at all) The story...more

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Jul 29, 2010 Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Jane by: Lou

I adored this book. It was another one that I was sad to see finished. While I know it is fiction, people did live through this and Kent got the facts and even mentioned names of women who suffered in Salem. I am so happy I had the opportunity to read this.

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