Kathleen Kent
Hardcover | Pages: 332 pages Rating: 3.78 | 31548 Users | 3948 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Heretic's Daughter (Carrier #2) |
| Author | : | Kathleen Kent |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Large Print |
| Pages | : | Pages: 332 pages |
| Published | : | September 3rd 2008 by Little, Brown and Company (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Paranormal. Witches |
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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 led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived. 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.Define Books To The Heretic's Daughter (Carrier #2)
| Original Title: | The Heretic's Daughter |
| ISBN: | 0316037532 (ISBN13: 9780316037532) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Carrier #2 |
| Characters: | Sarah Carrier, Martha Carrier, Thomas Carrier |
| Setting: | Salem, Massachusetts,1692(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | David J. Langum Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.78 From 31548 Users | 3948 ReviewsJudgment Out Of Books The Heretic's Daughter (Carrier #2)
I love historical fiction, and especially when about the Witch Trials of the 1690's. This was an absolutely wonderful book about the burning times. Told by young Sarah Carrier, this book traces her life and how her family is affected and torn apart by the witchcraft hysteria in her small Massachusetts town. I absolutely loved it.This book spent a lot of time getting to the point, when it finally did I felt "the point" was a good one, but some of the details it focused on were random and not needed; where as there were other details that could have been useful; but were left to the readers imagination.
I am going to say right off the bat that had this been written from Martha Carrier's perspective I think I would have liked this book more. Instead it was written through her daughter's eyes and because of that you only know what her daughter knows. Which isn't much considering she's under 13 for much of the book and living in the 1600's for God's sake where kids weren't privy to the adult information. This book was for me the life of a young girl on a farm in the 1600's with a bit of "Salem
I won this here at GOODREADS!While it seemed slow in the beginning, boring even, it was just that very thing that made this book very powerful in it's representation of the events surrounding The Salem Witch Trials.The first half of the book was a day-to-day in the life a 9 year old girl, Sarah Carrier of Andover, giving me a feel for life in 17th Century New England.When the book gets to the accusations, the fear is palpable. As events spiral out of control, the novel sheds a light in the
An outstanding first novel. Kathleen Kent is a direct descendant of Martha Carrier, the novel's heroine who was hanged in 1692 at the height of the Salem witch trials. Kent spent five years researching and writing this novel of her heritage, and the result is exceptional. The prose is solid and smooth, and the portrayal of late-17th century New England is rich with fascinating details of life in that era.The story is told through the eyes of Martha's daughter Sarah Carrier, who is aged ten at
This is an excellent historical fiction about the Salem witch trials. It is told through the eyes of the daughter of Martha Carrier (convicted and hung) and written by a descendent who grew up listening to the stories. I liked the manner in which it was written (I believe it would be the language of that time) and could feel what it was like to be falsely accused and imprisoned. What an awful place and time, especially for the children! It's easy to see what ignorance, religious beliefs, and
Was so excited to read this and I felt so blah at the end. Just didn't do it for me.
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