The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, by Katherine HoweConnie Goodwin is a Graduate student at Harvard. After a phone call from her mother, she ends up having to move into her Grandmother's old house in Marblehead, to fix it up and sell it so they can pay the back taxes on it. She finds an old Bible in the house that leads her to the name Deliverance Dane. When she talks to her advisor about her discovery, he pushes her to research it thoroughly.
Turns out, Deliverance Dane was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
The story takes us through Connie's research, with "interludes" (chapters) from Deliverance's (and her ancestors) point of view.
I really liked this. I listened to the audiobook, and I swear it's a completely different experience sometimes. But I really liked the interlude chapters and wish there were more of those, and less of Connie? Connie's chapters were just okay, whereas the colonial Massachusetts parts were really good.
The love interest was okay. The nose ring threw me. But whatever. He was an interesting dude.
The author is obviously very knowledgable. And in the postscript we learn that Katherine Howe is actually related to two of the accused witches. Which I sort of figured when she said one of the girls names was Sarah Howe.
At any rate. This was definitely worth reading. I had avoided it because of the cover art. It reminded me of all those Nicholas Flemmel books (who's mentioned in this book) and just eh. But mom recommended it and it was indeed very good.
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