Once in a while, a new writer offers up a hypnotic tale of the supernatural that has the publishing world quivering with excitement. The novel is a page-turner, but the characters, not the plot, dominate., A witch story that will leave you spellbound. The social forces driving Deliverance's life come alive, as do the realities of the not so distant pre-Internet and cellphone realities of Connie's world. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane is smart, and Howe's research translates into a vividly imagined narrative. carries on every page Howe's unique passion, wit, intelligence, and spirit., Compulsively readable. It Has a Bedeviling Twist.", "A Devilishly Delightful Read.", A sensational debut novel.
Howe is masterful.", "This Isn't the Same Old Hang-The-Sorceror Tale. It has definite Hoffman vibes, but with a little Da Vinci Code, Stephen King, and academic discourse thrown in to create a charming and different mix. a captivating thriller of the hidden powers of women throughout the centuries.", "I thought I had found another Alice Hoffman as I began Katherine Howe's debut novel, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, perhaps a little practical magic overlaying a story of romance. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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