Another Book Review

I came across "The Heretic's Daughter" on Amazon.com and found the premise totally interesting! It's about the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of a young girl whose mother is arrested for being a witch. What originally caught my attention is that the author is a descendant of the mother, Martha Carrier who was tried as a witch. The story of Martha was passed down verbally through the family. So Kathleen Kent (the author) spent 5 years researching everything before writing it.
I have to admit it 's pretty slow going at the first; there's a lot of background and random characters. But once into the trials you see why it's all important. It's pretty dark, and historically it's VERY well researched. You get a real good idea of what life was like in the 1600's. It was a sad time in our countries history! Anyway, if you're in to historical fiction I think you'll enjoy it.