The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel
 

The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel

by Kathleen Kent

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... (read more)

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sheelysmom
  • Rated 4 stars

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...

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Becky S
  • Rated 2 stars

Boring. I love historical fiction, had high hopes from all the great reviews of this book and the topic. Just couldn't get into it. Very dark, not much depth.

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  • Jori M

    jori m said:

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    posted Friday, October 17 2008
  • Carolyn J

    carolyn j said:

    Sounds like something I want to read, but I found the cover illegible. Somebody should tell the publisher.

    posted Friday, June 13 2008
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