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Martha Carrier was among the first women accused, tried, and hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Her daughter, Sarah, a bright and willful young woman, challenges the brutal, superstitious world they inhabit. Despite their conflicts, mother and daughter are compelled to join forces against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 accused. The narrative follows Martha’s courageous defiance and ultimate death, preserved through Sarah’s survival and later chronicled by descendant Kathleen Kent, who paints a haunting portrait of Puritan New England and the enduring love within a family besieged by fear and persecution.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Kathleen Kent
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