The Minister's Daughter
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780307245496 (0307245497)
Publish date: June 14th 2005
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Witches,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Fairies,
Religion,
17th Century
In Puritan England Nell is a merrybegot, concieved on May morning, believed to have witch power and being trained as a cunning woman by her grandmother who is beginning to lose her senses and her sanity. When Nell tries to help the Ministers' daughters she finds that it's only making things worse a...
I thought this book was incredibly interesting and well written. I loved the authenticity of the language that the author was able to maintain throughout the book and the general storyline. This is probably my favorite book for the "Salem Witch Trial" period to give unrealistic explanations for real...
This is a story of England in the mid 1600's, when paganism is becoming suspect and women who are "cunning" are many times suspected of witchcraft and cavorting with Satan. Two sisters become ensnared in a lie that ultimately changes the course of a young girl and her grandmother. The book is also...