The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Softcover

Howe, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401341330 ISBN 13: 9781401341336

Publisher: Hachette Books, 2010

Synopsis

A crime lost to time. A secret buried deep. One book unlocks an unimaginable truth.

Salem, Massachusetts, 1681. Fear and suspicion lead a small town to unspeakable acts. Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1991. A young woman is about to discover that she is tied to Salem in ways she never imagined.

About this title

Review:

"A sensational debut novel . . . carries on every page Howe's unique passion, wit, intelligence, and spirit."--Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow

"A terrific debut novel . . . a captivating thriller of the hidden powers of women throughout the centuries."--Boston Globe

"Literary alchemy . . . powerful enough to deliver a charming summer read."--Christian Science Monitor

"Howe pairs a scholarly search for a missing book with the thrill of spine-tingling witchery."--Dallas Morning News

"If you need some magic in your life . . . lose yourself in The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane."--Real Simple

"A devilishly delightful read."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A witch story that will leave you spellbound . . . Once in a while, a new writer offers up a hypnotic tale of the supernatural that has the publishing world quivering with excitement. In 2005 it was Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian; in 2006 it was Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. This summer, The Physick Book is magic."--USA Today

"This isn't the same old hang-the-sorceror tale. It has a bedeviling twist."--New York Daily News

About the Author:

Katherine Howe's ancestors settled Essex County, Mass. in the 1620s, and stayed there through the twentieth century. Family members included Elizabeth Proctor, who survived the Salem witch trials, and Elizabeth Howe, who did not. Katherine Howe got a Ph.D. in American and New England Studies at Boston University, which included a research seminar on New England witchcraft. The idea for this novel developed while she was studying for her Ph.D. exams, walking her dog through the woods between Marblehead and Salem. She lives in Marblehead, MA with her husband and assorted animals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1401341330
• ISBN 13: 9781401341336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384