The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

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• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

  The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Every year around this time I start to feel the pressure to find a good book club read. After over thirteen years in the same book club, I’ve already chosen most of my old favorites, so I start mining the shelves ... (read full critics)

  likesbooks published on Sat, 6 Nov 2010

• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

  Connie is doing postgraduate research on witchcraft. Although she is initially rather wary of being asked to clear out her grandmother’s old house, the project turns out to lead to lots of exciting possibilities, including romance and perhaps origina ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Wed, 29 Sep 2010

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  Nice and enjoyable read from this debuting writer. I love a good witch story and it's so much better when it's backed by historical facts. Too bad that the plot twist becomes obvious a few pages too soon.

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  3 stars because of the entertainment factor ( some history, some mystery & some witchcraft) but way too predictable.

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  Nini said on Nov 17, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Excellent mystery about a graduate student discovering that witchcraft runs in her family.

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  jackie said on Oct 1, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

  Connie Goodwin, a graduate student at Cornell University, has been asked by her mother to spend the summer preparing her long-abandoned ancestral home for sale. Once there, Connie begins to uncover her close links to the Salem witch trials and the existence of an actual colonial spell book. Over t ... (continue)

  Connie Goodwin, a graduate student at Cornell University, has been asked by her mother to spend the summer preparing her long-abandoned ancestral home for sale. Once there, Connie begins to uncover her close links to the Salem witch trials and the existence of an actual colonial spell book. Over the course of the summer, the mystery slowly begins to unravel and Connie begins a romance with a cute Steeplejack. However once weird, supernatural things start happening around her and Connie's mentor starts expressing an unnatural interest in the spell book, she begins to suspect that the old tales of witchcraft are more than just old-wives-tales. Complete with an engaging mystery, intriguing slices of historical drama, and a full-fledged Hollywood ending, it's easy to predict that this book will be very well received.

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• English Books
• Others 384 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1401340903
• ISBN-13: 9781401340902
• Publisher: Hyperion
• Pub date: Jun 02, 2009
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback and eBook

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