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Liked It6 of 6 members found this review helpful “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...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“An amazing story of the Salem Witch Trials and one girl's struggle to stay alive and keep her family safe. Well researched.”
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Janneke H wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Salem, 1692. Net als haar moeder Martha komt de vastberaden Sarah Carrier in opstand tegen de bekrompen, hardvochtige dorpsgemeenschap waarin zij leven. Hoewel hun karakters vaak botsen, verzetten moeder en dochter zich samen tegen de groeiende hysterie die uiteindelijk leidt tot de beruchte heksenprocessen. Martha Carrier is een van de eerste vrouwen die in Salem wordt beschuldigd van hekserij. Omdat ze weigert te bekennen wordt ze uiteindelijk veroordeeld en opgehangen. Dit is het verhaal over Martha's dappere verzet, dat haar het leven kostte – verteld door de dochter die de heksenvervolging overleefde.
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Het leven in het koloniale Amerika van de zeventiende eeuw was hard. In deze deels historische roman, deels familiedrama, beschrijft Kathleen Kent het leven van een doorsnee hard werkend en godvrezend gezin in een samenleving die wordt geteisterd door pokken en aanvallen van indianen. Het leven en de ontberingen van het gezin worden beschreven zoals Sarah, de oudste dochter van de familie Carrier, het ervaart. Roddel en achterklap beheersen de gemeenschap en vaak worden daardoor mensen willekeurig beschuldigd van hekserij en veroordeeld tot gevangenisstraf of de doodstraf. Ook het gezin Carrier ontkomt niet aan beschuldigingen van hekserij. Dit leidt tot de dramatische veroordeling en executie van Martha, de moeder van het gezin. Ook haar oudste dochter Sarah en haar twee zoons worden in staat van beschuldiging gesteld. Het interessante van deze roman is dat de figuur van Martha een historische figuur is en dat de schrijfster een kleindochter in de tiende generatie is van Martha. ”
“I enjoyed reading this book. It provided another compelling perspective of the Salem witch trials.”
Angela G wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent historical novel. I enjoyed every page.”
Candy M wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent story. Compelling. Particulary interesting because 1. it is told from the point of view of a 9 year old and 2. the story is a part of the author's true family history.
Gretchen R wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I also always love reading stories about strong women. ”
“Salem witch trials
Wendy B wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
First half of the book, slow!
Second half very good!”
“You must read this book! Seriously, go get the book and read it, I'll wait.”
Brigette R wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What a story. I for one do not know so much about the Salem witch trials except that it was ludicrous and before I started to read this book I wasn't sure what it was about (I like it that way) so I discovered it during reading.
MarleneNL wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The first part was indeed slow but such beautiful woven story I understand why the author wrote it that way. The second part got me on the verge of tears, especially cause you know this really happened.
Once i finished it I immediately went to do a search on Google and found the court trials, also the one from Martha Courier, really interesting. I had planned on giving it 4 stars. well 4.5 but I will go for 5 cause if a writer can make me interested in a subject and I still think of the book once I've finished it and want to know even more she did a great job!”
“a glimpse of the salem witch trials”
Betsey B wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting, but not particularly memorable. Slightly anti-climactic. I found myself empathizing more with the silent father than either female character. Not to say that it wasn't emotional -I definitely shed more than one tear. The characters just didn't pull me in. ”
Amy R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
