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- Maud Newton's Ancestry Discovery 5:41am Aug 21
Bernie Baird McDowell
Kathleen, The book was great...very easy to spend the whole day reading.
My husband is descended from Richard. Martha and Thomas are his 7th Gr Grandparents. An interesting connection is: Asa Carrier, 4th Great for my husband and Great Grandson of Martha and Thomas marries Patty Ballard...Great Grandaughter of Joseph...... Ballard, who I believe, was the brother of the Constable who arrested the Carrier family.
I am a genealogist and have been working on this family on and off for the last 25 years. I have tried to research Thomas and would love to get in touch with you.
Sandy One of the best books I have read in awhile! My husband gave it to me to read and I finished it in one day. Your descriptive writing helps you to visualized and capture every moment. I look forward to the prequel.
Cathy Shafer Paxton This is truly the best book I have read in years. It is one of those stories you think about for a long time after the last page is read. I am anxiously awaiting your next novel.
Kathleen Kent Dear All: I've been traveling a lot lately, but have read your messages. I appreciate more than you know all of your support, and kind words about the book. I hope to post to each of you individually very soon. Happy Thanksgiving!! Very best regards, Kathleen
Amanda Fitts I read this book yesterday, that's all it took me because I was so excited about it, I couldn't put it down! My boyfriend is a direct descendant of Roger Toothaker and it's hard to find out anything about him so this was a great find! I myself am a descendant of Mary Easty and I love learning about the witch trials, th...ank you so much for writing this book, I'd love to learn more!
Dot Murtha I have picked your novel as our next pick for our book club to be revealed this Friday night. Many of us are historical fiction fans and I was excited to come across your title at Borders tonight. Can't wait to start it. :)
Susan Ingraham Becher I just finished reading it last week. Wonderfully written with detail that really fleshes out the people involved. It's easy with all of our current comforts to forget how bare the existence was for the early colonists. Fear and need always seem to go hand in hand. I loved the book and have recommended it to others.
Lorraine Murphy
Probably the best book I have read, alongside Captain Corellis Mandolin.
Full of history ,sacrifice and strength.
Heartbreaking and beautiful.
The Heretic's Daughter Visit TheHereticsDaughter.com for book club discussion questions.
Lori Granger I finished the book last night amid tears....what a wonderful story you've woven around your ancestors. I, too, had ancestors persecuted as witches (in the same jail cells as Martha and her children)...and although I know how wretched the conditions were, it really hit me while I went through it with Sarah. Thank you! I look forward to reading the prequel....
Charlie Gray
Just finished the book, and given that I have a 6 and 10 year old, the fact that I bought the book Friday night and finished it Sunday is a testimony to what an excellent read HERetic's Daughter is (though maybe not the quality of my parenting the last 48 hours). I don't think I recall a book that weaved the olifactor...y so artfully into the story. Not only could I imagine the world of Sarah, I smelled it. I will have to get a wreath of Rosemary and keep it in the kitchen to remember Martha by.
I was particularly intrigued by my own emotions and attachments as an 11th generation decendent of Rev. Francis Dane. It made me want to go to Mass and see (and smell!) the earth where my family and country have sprouted. I couldn't help but think of the parallels with the Taliban and wonder what Cotton Mather would have to say to Bin Laden and what stories of sexism, intolerance, betraylal and loss must be being forged in Afghanistan today. Thanks for a great read!
Sheila McKinney DeChantal
We are going to read this book and discuss it on line for our December pick. Anyone is welcome to join in onthe discussion
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Jennifer Pfister Great book. Read it while traveling on business this week - in two days! Never a dull moment - kept my interest the entire way through. Looking forward to the next book!
