By: Celia Rees
Reading Level: Young Adult
Released: 2000, Released with new cover 2009
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Book Description:
1659. A time of fear and persecution. Mary, granddaughter of a witch, keeps a diary. It begins: I am Mary. I am a witch…
She sees her grandmother hanged, is rescued by a stranger, takes ship for America and finds a place in a Puritan community there. All that befalls her, she records in her diary and as she writes, she stitches the pages inside a quilt for discovery would mean death. The quilt lies undisturbed for more than three hundred years. Then, during the process of conservation, the diary is discovered. Her story can be told.
First off, I was not tremendously moved by this book. Celia Rees effectively created a realistic world for the 1600's, but the pace of this book was very slow leaving my mind to wander. Mary being an orphan and a witch was a couple of the very few things that we know about this main character leaving this book lacking in character build up. Over half of this book is dedicated to the killing of Mary Grandmother and her travel to America; which is not the main plot so in most cases I would have given up trying to finish this book. That being said I did complete this book, but it is nothing that I would recommend or want to continue the series.
2 comments:
I read this book and would have reviewed it EXACTLY as you have. It was soooo slow, I don't even think I finished it. Have you read The Witch of Blackbird Pond? They kind of have the same feel, only I really liked Witch of Blackbird Pond.
Oh my, sorry that you didn't liked it. I really like the summary, it does sound very good. I think I am going to try this one, but just not right now.
Thanks for your honest opinion about the book.
Nina
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