The Heretic's Daughter by: Kathleen Kent

This is my first book, completed for the year. It is the story of a young girl that is the only daughter of one of the victims of the Salem Witch trials. This boos was a surprising book for me to read. It is the first book written by Kathleen Kent, who is also a descendant of, Martha Carrier, the mother -- accused witch -- if a very troubling time. The story is actually quite engrossing, and very well written. It is true to the time era, and the language is clean. I also loved the characters in the book. Ms. Kent has done a great job of putting the reader in the middle of the superstitious, overzealous time of the Puritans, during one of the most troubling events, which ever occurred in American History! This is a great book to read, and provides a lot of information to think about. Told from the point of view of a grandmother, as she reflects on the events that she was witness to, as a 10 year old girl, she tells about her progress to adulthood, at a very young age. This is a book that I would highly recommend, and it is one that really has no vulgarity or language that is a worry.