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The Resource Hour of the witch : a novel, Chris Bohjalian

Hour of the witch : a novel, Chris Bohjalian

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  • "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'The Flight Attendant, ' the enthralling story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials"--
  • Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield's skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas drunkenly drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary's hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life. But in a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, a woman like Mary-- a woman who harbors secret desires and finds it difficult to tolerate the brazen hypocrisy of so many men in the colony-- soon finds herself the object of suspicion and rumor. When tainted objects are discovered buried in Mary's garden, when a boy she has treated with herbs and simples dies, and when their servant girl runs screaming in fright from her home, Mary must fight to not only escape her marriage, but also the gallows. -- adapted from back cover
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
592 pages (large print)
Isbn
9780593396513
Instance
Label
Hour of the witch : a novel
Title
Hour of the witch
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Chris Bohjalian
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'The Flight Attendant, ' the enthralling story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials"--
  • Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield's skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas drunkenly drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary's hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life. But in a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, a woman like Mary-- a woman who harbors secret desires and finds it difficult to tolerate the brazen hypocrisy of so many men in the colony-- soon finds herself the object of suspicion and rumor. When tainted objects are discovered buried in Mary's garden, when a boy she has treated with herbs and simples dies, and when their servant girl runs screaming in fright from her home, Mary must fight to not only escape her marriage, but also the gallows. -- adapted from back cover
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1962-
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Bohjalian, Chris
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3552.O495
LC item number
H68 2021b
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Marital violence
  • Malicious accusation
  • Trials (Witchcraft)
  • Massachusetts
  • Puritans
  • Wife abuse
  • Witch hunting
  • Boston (Mass.)
  • Large type books
  • Marital violence
  • Trials (Witchcraft)
  • Large type books
  • Puritans
  • Wife abuse
  • Witch hunting
  • Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts
  • Malicious accusation
Target audience
adult
Label
Hour of the witch : a novel, Chris Bohjalian
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (Pages 588-590)
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1249945786
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
592 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780593396513
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Hour of the witch : a novel, Chris Bohjalian
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (Pages 588-590)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1249945786
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
592 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780593396513
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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