Sarah carrier, daughter of thomas and martha carrier, reflects on and narrates the story of her childhood, beginning with her familys move to andover, massachusetts, during the late 1600s. The book the heretics daughter is written by kathleen kent. The heretics daughter book the seattle public library. I was able to use this book for my high school research project on the salem witch trials. The heretic s daughter by kathleen kentin 1692, martha carrier was condemned as a witch. This is the story of marthas courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.
In her first novel, the heretics daughter, kathleen kent has based her story on. Trials and tribulations in a time of persecution fiction the guardian. Her descendant tells her story well, says stephanie merritt. Martha carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in salem, massachusetts. The heretics daughter lexington county public library. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
These puritans, so they were named, would make a place in the colonies by surviving war, plague, and the work of. What is interesting and different about this book is that it is told through the. Interview with kathleen kent, author of the heretics daughter. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are sarah carrier, martha carrier. This book, set during the salem witch trials, will spark conversation on many levels. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. I have spoken to many book groups, and often the most fun are the motherdaughter book clubs where the readers tell their own generational stories. The events leading up to, during, and after the salem witch trials were set on a historical timeline in which kent is beneficial in demonstrating. The heretics daughter by kathleen kent little, brown and company.
The heretics daughter book king county library system. Reading guide for the heretics daughter by kathleen kent. My second book, the traitors wife, answers some of the mysteries about thomas carrier and his experiences during the english civil war and the events leading to the death of king charles i of england. Im very pleased to announce that is currently featuring two of my novels at special kindle prices. The heretics daughter book central rappahannock regional. She was one of the first women convicted of witchcraft amidst the hysteria that started in salem and spread throughout massachusetts. Both her parents are substantially more intriguing and would have made for. Except for a few long passages of narrative, the story kept me engaged, and, by the end of the. Like her mother, young sarah carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. This book is an intriguing account of witch trials, american colonial political impotence, and ecclesiastical ignorance as well as general crowd hysteria.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Oct 02, 2008 the heretic s daughter a debut novel about the salem witch trials draws on the author s own ancestry. Step back in time and experience life as it was during the salem witch trials with the heretics daughter, a story which transports you inside the hysteria which consumed the city. Kathleen kent is the author of the edgar awardnominated the dime, as well as the bestselling historical novels the heretic s daughter, the traitors wife, and the outcasts. Sarah s story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her f. Although i knew the outcome, i found myself entranced because of kathleen kents strong storytelling, her vivid use of descriptive language and the haunting voice of sarah. Writing more recently than hawthorne or miller, kathleen kent, author of the historical fiction novel the heretics daughter, traces her ancestry back nine generations to thomas and martha carrier. Pdf the heretics daughter book carrier free download. As a 10th generation descendant of martha carrier, one of those hung for witchcraft, it is evident kent had a vested interest in the research and telling of this troubling story. The heretic s daughter is about the salem witch trials, and one family in particular that was actually strengthened by the trials despite the horrors they experienced. Outcast from the very beginning, the sequence of circumstances described will have tragic consequences for all. Sep 03, 2008 on august 19, 1692, martha carrier was hanged.
The heretics daughter is a novel about the salem witch trials. Free download or read online the heretics daughter pdf epub carrier series book. The first edition of the novel was published in 2008, and was written by kathleen kent. Salem history, below is a current picture of the old witch cemetery still located in salem today. Find books like the heretics daughter from the worlds largest community of readers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 332 pages and is available in hardcover format.
The powerlessness of the family and friends of an accused witch and the unthinkable living conditions in prison will also be great discussion points. Kent uses her family history to craft a tale of marthas daughter sarah, who, along with her mother and brothers, is accused of witchcraft. May 06, 2010 the heretics daughter by kathleen kent does a masterful job of capturing the mood of the times leading up to and during the salem witch trials. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on the heretic s daughter. The heretics daughter is a story of love, sacrifice, loyalty and courage. The heretics daughter by kathleen kent overdrive rakuten. In the heretics daughter, salem village is exactly where all the trails were held and where those lives were lost. There is a beautiful mother daughter theme that will generate conversation on unconditional love. Tracing events and characters from historical documents and bringing them. Salem has a lot of widely known history, but the most important is of course the witch trials of 1692 held there.
Women values and characters in the heretics daughter cram. The heretic s daughter by kathleen kent little, brown 332 pp. How has reading the book changed your opinions about the men and women. So, i got a copy of the heretics daughter on audio from my library. But the heretics daughter overcomes this and several other obstacles puritans are not the sexiest characters. This is the story of marthas courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter. The story of the trials may seem like familiar literary territory, but the author finds a way to make the story fresh as she tells the story of martha carrier, one of the many women and men hanged as. One of the most intense witch trial novels, the heretics daughter follows the story of the carrier family and how mother and daughter have to stand together. May 07, 2010 one of my greatest joys since publishing the heretics daughter is knowing that so many women have shared the book with their families, especially with their mothers, daughters, grandmothers, etc. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating. The heretics daughter ebook hennepin county library. Kathleen kents exceptionally accomplished debut novel, the heretics daughter, reworks this wellknown material from an oblique angle. The heretics daughter by kathleen kent, paperback barnes.
The heretics daughter, by kathleen kent, is a 2008 historical fiction novel about the life and death of martha carrier, one of the first women to be hanged for witchcraft in salem, all from the perspective of marthas daughter, sarah. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on the heretics daughter. Kathleen kent is the author of the edgar awardnominated the dime, as well as the bestselling historical novels the heretic s daughter, the traitor s wife, and the outcasts. Martha carrier was one of the first women to be accused. Kathleen was inspired to write the heretics daughter from the stories that her family told her of the salem witch trials. Kent is a tenthgeneration descendent of carrier, and, in this novel, she looks at this troubled time through the eyes of marthas daughter. Kathleen kent is the author of the edgar awardnominated the dime, as well as three bestselling historical novels, the heretics daughter, the traitors wife, and the outcasts. Sep 07, 2008 kathleen kent is a 10thgeneration direct descendant of martha carrier, and kents first novel, the heretics daughter, describes the carrier familys very bad year. The book tells the tale of one family caught up in the madness of the salem witch trials. Kathleen kent skillfully takes the reader into the troubled times of 17th century new england.
The heretic s daughter is an important historical fiction work. Kathleen kent is the author of the edgar awardnominated the dime, as well as the bestselling historical novels the heretics daughter, the traitors wife, and the outcasts. The bleakness and slow pacing, while contributing effectively to the setting. Kent is a tenth generation descendant of martha carrier who was one. Kathleen kent could not have written her book, the heretics daughter, without having salem as one of the important settings. Read free book excerpt from the heretic s daughter by kathleen kent, page 5 of 10.
In the heretics daughter by kathleen kent, it describes. The heretic s daughter, the debut novel of author kathleen kent is a gripping piece of historical fiction weaved in with fact. Jan 16, 2009 the heretic s daughter is an important historical fiction work. Kent separates sections of this book by using dates in which the events that follow it occur. The heretics daughter passed one of my tests for historical fiction it led me to want to learn more about the time the book covers. The main character is sarah carrier, daughter of martha allin carrier who was one of the women hanged during the salem witch trials. The story centers around the carrier family and is narrated by 10yearold sarah carrier whose family is made up of father thomas, mother martha, brothers richard, andrew and tom and little sister hannah. Read free book excerpt from the heretics daughter by kathleen kent, page 5 of 10.
The narrator is about ten years old throughout the book but she s telling the story as an old woman. Sarah carrier was a young child when she first came to andover, massachusetts, traveling under the cover of night in the cold winter months to her grandmothers house along with her mother, father and four other siblings. In 1630 governor winthrop of the massachusetts bay colony took a small group of men and women from the old england to the new. Heretics daughter was near and dear to my heart as it was story based on my carrier familys roots in new england. Kathleens family is a direct descendant of a family who lived during the salem witch trials. Kathleen kent books list of books by author kathleen kent.
Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the. The heretics daughter book charlotte mecklenburg library. The heretics daughter the free library of philadelphia. The heretics daughter by kathleen kent the guardian. Thoughts on the heretics daughter by kathleen kent. The first section of the heretics daughter is entitled massachusetts, december 1690.
The fact that the characters were all people who really existed within a true. Sarah carrier chapman, weak with infirmity, writes a letter to her granddaughter that reveals the secret she has closely guarded for six decades. The heretics daughter was published in over a dozen countries. One problem is that sarah is one of the less remarkable characters in the novel. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Jul 20, 2018 while on vacation, i read the heretic s daughter by kathleen kent. Goodreads members who liked the heretics daughter also liked. Sarahs story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her f. Notably, kent is a direct descendant of the reallife martha.
Pdf the heretics daughter book carrier free download 332. In an attempt to protect her children, martha asks sarah to commit an act of heresy a lie that will most surely condemn martha even as it will save her daughter. This book is told in a very interesting almost awkward voice. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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