
Kathleen Kent is a tenth generation descendant 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.
This was such a moving story, but I will be completely honest...it took me 150 pages to really get into it. But now that I am done with book, I have a greater appreciation for the first portion of the book that took such care and time to develop the characters that are strongly represented in the end.
I have always had a weird fascination with the Salem Witch Trials, but it wasn't until reading this book that I came to fully realize what was happening to the accused. Children were arrested of witchcraft and imprisoned in extremely harsh conditions. The youngest being a 4 year old little girl. It only took the accusation of an angry neighbor or a spiteful young girl to get a person arrested of witchcraft. If they stood firm to their innocence, they were hung. If they confessed they put in a cell to rot. There was no way to prove one's innocence and once you were accused, there was no turning back.
I love how historical fiction inter-twines real life events and people with a fictitious story. The author does a beautiful job of painting what life was like during these times. I highly recommend this book.
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Ugh, another one to add to my list. I think Historical Fiction may be one of my favs...
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