The Heretic's Daughter
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- Synopsis
- After a bout of smallpox, 10-year-old Sarah Carrier resumes life with her mother on their family farm in Andover, Mass., dimly aware of a festering dispute between her mother, Martha, and her uncle about the plot of land where they live. The fight takes on a terrifying dimension when reports of supernatural activity in nearby Salem give way to mass hysteria, and Sarah's uncle is the first person to point the finger at Martha. Soon, neighbors struggling to eke out a living and a former indentured servant step forward to name Martha as the source of their woes. Sarah is forced to shoulder an even heavier burden as her mother and brothers are taken to prison to face a jury of young women who claim to have felt their bewitching presence. Sarah's front-row view of the trials and the mayhem that sweeps the close-knit community provides a fresh, bracing and unconventional take on a much-covered episode.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 342 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780316024488
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 12/11/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Kathleen Kent
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Ginn52
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.