I loved reading about her research, poking through archives full of that old book smell, and her discoveries. She’s a PhD student and I’m only a lowly MA student, but much of our experience and love for history is very similar. I could relate to Connie very, very well. I’m not sure what I was expecting when I picked this up, but I certainly got more than that! I loved this book. As she makes friends – perhaps more than friends – with attractive restorer Sam, digs around in archives, and attempts to clean her grandmother’s colonial house, Connie realizes that there are larger forces at work than just her search for the physick book of Deliverance Dane. Connie’s life is about little other than history she is thrilled when she stumbles on clues towards what may be a lost Salem witch. This dual narrative alternates between Connie Goodwin, a 20th century PhD candidate in history searching for that elusive beast, an original primary source, and the story of a peculiar line of women in 17th and 18th century Salem who are accused of witchcraft, perhaps not entirely without basis.
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