3.5 Stars
This book recounts a young girl's story of her life in 1692 in Massachusets and also portrays the bond that exists between mother and daughter no matter what. The reader learns about life on the farm she lived on, the love and tribulations of family and the hysterics surrounding the accusations of young girls who claimed to be victims of spells put upon them by neighbors and residents of surrounding towns.
I knew very little about this this time in our history so it was interesting and alarming to learn what went on back then. The young girl, Sarah, watches as her mother is accused of being a witch and put in jail. Eventually Sarah is also jailed and the descriptions of the jail conditions is horrifying and sad. It is scary how people's minds can be maniupulated into believing such unreasonable accusations.
My rating would have been 4 stars except there were parts in the book that read more like a history book than a novel. It seemed like a listing of facts of others that were imprisoned and eventually hanged or released.
Overall though a well written book and an enjoyable read
This book recounts a young girl's story of her life in 1692 in Massachusets and also portrays the bond that exists between mother and daughter no matter what. The reader learns about life on the farm she lived on, the love and tribulations of family and the hysterics surrounding the accusations of young girls who claimed to be victims of spells put upon them by neighbors and residents of surrounding towns.
I knew very little about this this time in our history so it was interesting and alarming to learn what went on back then. The young girl, Sarah, watches as her mother is accused of being a witch and put in jail. Eventually Sarah is also jailed and the descriptions of the jail conditions is horrifying and sad. It is scary how people's minds can be maniupulated into believing such unreasonable accusations.
My rating would have been 4 stars except there were parts in the book that read more like a history book than a novel. It seemed like a listing of facts of others that were imprisoned and eventually hanged or released.
Overall though a well written book and an enjoyable read
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