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Witch Child

By Celia Rees

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| Hardcover | 9780763614218

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"First they 'walked ' her, marching her up and down, up and down between them for a day and a night until she could no longer hobble, her feet all bloody and swollen. She would not confess. So they set about to prove she was a witch. . . ."

Enter the world of young Mary Newbury, a world wherContinue

"First they 'walked ' her, marching her up and down, up and down between them for a day and a night until she could no longer hobble, her feet all bloody and swollen. She would not confess. So they set about to prove she was a witch. . . ."

Enter the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can cost a person her life. Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary's startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch. Mary narrowly escapes a similar fate, only to face intolerance and new danger among the Puritans in the New World. How long can she hide her true identity? Will she ever find a place where her healing powers will not be feared?

Though Mary's story takes place 350 years ago, she is a credible and engaging feminist character for modern times. WITCH CHILD will compel readers to ask themselves: how much have things really changed?

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  • Book Review: Witch Child by Celia Rees

    In modern times, a colonial quilt is found. Woven into its threads are hidden pages of a 17th century diary belonging to a young girl named Mary. Witch Child is her story, in her own words written in her diary. 1 It starts with an admission and an ac ... (read full critics)

    thebooksmugglers published on Mon, 28 May 2012

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    although it is a journal style, it didn't seem like it and it flowed together very nicely. It is based on a journal that was actually found sewen into a quilt. I enjoyed the historical truth and accuracy of the novel

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