Katherine Howe
Hardcover | Pages: 371 pages Rating: 3.71 | 50047 Users | 6068 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book #1) |
| Author | : | Katherine Howe |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 371 pages |
| Published | : | May 22nd 2009 by voice |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Mystery. Paranormal. Witches |
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A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history--the Salem witch trials.Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she can't refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest--to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.
As the pieces of Deliverance's harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem's dark past then she could have ever imagined.
Written with astonishing conviction and grace, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation.
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| Original Title: | The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane |
| ISBN: | 1401340903 (ISBN13: 9781401340902) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.physickbook.com |
| Series: | The Physick Book #1 |
| Characters: | Deliverance Dane, Connie Goodwin, Grace Goodwin, Mercy Dane, Sam Hartley, Manning Chilton, Janine Silva, Liz Dowers |
| Setting: | Salem, Massachusetts(United States) Cambridge, Massachusetts(United States) Massachusetts(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009) |
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Ratings: 3.71 From 50047 Users | 6068 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book #1)
Bravo to whoever was responsible for the book jacket. I was drawn in by a glowing review from Matthew Pearl, the author of The Dante Club. The premise looked like a unique spin to one of Americas more tragic parts of history, the Salem witch trials. However the novel was a poorly written 375 page disappointment. I felt much like Connie; searching for a book. The characters (living and dead) were void of dimension, making it difficult for me to feel vested in her quest for Deliverance Dane. TheUsually I'm not the type of person to just randomly go out to Barnes and Noble and buy a book that I'm not sure I'll enjoy. Something about this book pulled me in, though, and it didn't let go of me until I finished it just now. I loved this book. Katherine Howe weaves her story with the finesse of a practiced writer, not someone who's just published her first novel. There was something about her writing style that I just couldn't get enough of. It wasn't too simple, but it wasn't too difficult
First, I did like this book. It is a great summer beach book; BUT it was much, much lighter than I thought it was going to be and given the hype I had been hoping for much more. The juxtaposition of the historical story and the modern story were very well done and the characters were likable and well thought out. The relationships between the characters in each time period were very real and believable and the descriptions of historical Salem and Marblehead and the Salem Witch Trials were
In the 90s, there was a series called Poltergeist the Legacy. It was about a group of people who investigated paranormal mysteries. It was kinda good. There was an episode that supposedly took place in Boston. The series supposedly took place in San Fran but considering that the money was always marked with Queen Elizabeth II's head, the series was mostly likely filmed in CA. Anyway, the Boston show was about a history grad student who discovers that her ancestor might have been a witch.Go watch
I feel the same way. But unlike you I could not finish this book. I became so frustrated that I quit about half way through. I wish I had read your
For as long as I can remember, Ive been fascinated with the Salem witch hunts. Even as a young girl in elementary school, I read books, watched movies and loved listening to stories about the witch trials and the events leading up to them. So when I saw The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, it goes without saying that I just had to have it. We first meet our heroine, Connie Goodwin, as shes about to answer the final question in her qualifying exam at Harvard; Would you please provide the
There was so much that led me to believe I would thoroughly love this book. The topic is of interest to me on lots of levels (I too am related to many of the individuals on both sides of the Salem trials), I've visited the area before, the author has great credentials and has been educated at outstanding schools, the cover is beautiful, the publisher is pouring out a great deal of money into hype, and I enjoy historical fiction as well as looking at something from a different angle. I so looked
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