![]() ![]() ![]() The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth century Bible. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie’s grandmother’s abandoned home near Salem, she can’t refuse. ![]() Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. Matthew Pearl, author of The Poe Shadow and The Dante ClubĪ 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. Katherine Howe’s talent is spellbinding.’ This debut novel flows with poetic charm and eloquence that achieves high literary merit while concocting a gripping supernatural puzzler. Forget broomsticks and pointy hats here are witches that could well be walking among us today. ‘A fresh present day story infused with an original take on popular history. ![]()
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