This is a story about the Salem witch trials which is told through the voice of Martha Carrier's daughter, Sarah Carrier.
Martha Carrier was accused of being a witch and was hanged because she told the truth, that she was not a witch. However, she told her daughter to lie and plead guilty and "admit" that she (Sarah) was a practising witch in order to be saved from death.
The book paints a picture of the torture and suffering that the people who were wrongly accused of witchcraft were subjected to while imprisoned.
This is a book that I'm glad I purchased.
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