Bibliograph

The heretic's daughter, a novel, Kathleen Kent

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The heretic's daughter, a novel, Kathleen Kent

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The heretic's daughter

Oclc number

191090331

Responsibility statement

Kathleen Kent

Sub title

a novel

Summary

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

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