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Starred Review. A family's conflict becomes a battle for life and death in this gripping and original first novel based on family history from a descendant of a condemned Salem witch. 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. (Sept.)
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"The Heretic's Daughter is raw, honest and completely captivating..." (Anita Shreve )
"An illuminating literary debut." (Booklist (starred review) Michele Leber )
Highly recommended. (Library Journal (starred review) Barbara Hoffert )
"A powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature." (New York Times Book Review Chelsea Cain )
"Kent 's moving story comes straight from her heart as well as the historical record...Kent
".... an eminently readable novel, and a tribute to a woman who held steadfastly to the courage of her convictions." (Christian Science Monitor )
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"An authentically moving story that is as much about a mother and a daughter as the terror of the times." (NY Daily News )
"Gripping and evocative, THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is a powerful tale of a perilous time." (People )
"THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is haunting; unlike in seventeenth-centurySalem
"A family's conflict becomes a battle for life or death in this gripping and original first novel...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." (San Francisco Examiner )
"[a] close look at family and village life, at the hearth and the harshness out of which the accusations of witchcraft grew... The misery behind bars reflectsKent Kent
"An illuminating literary debut." (Booklist (starred review) Michele Leber )
Highly recommended. (Library Journal (starred review) Barbara Hoffert )
"A powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature." (New York Times Book Review Chelsea Cain )
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".... an eminently readable novel, and a tribute to a woman who held steadfastly to the courage of her convictions." (Christian Science Monitor )
"Ms.
"An authentically moving story that is as much about a mother and a daughter as the terror of the times." (NY Daily News )
"Gripping and evocative, THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is a powerful tale of a perilous time." (People )
"THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER is haunting; unlike in seventeenth-century
"A family's conflict becomes a battle for life or death in this gripping and original first novel...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." (San Francisco Examiner )
"[a] close look at family and village life, at the hearth and the harshness out of which the accusations of witchcraft grew... The misery behind bars reflects
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