Like the real Salem Witch Trials didn't happen in present day Salem, MA. They happened in current-day Danvers, then Salem Village. The book also points out that The Crucible is not really about the witch trials, but rather about social life in the 1950s and McCarthyism.
This book is set in both the 1690s in Salem Village and also in the 2010s in Danvers. Back and forth it goes, the Salem story dealing with the witch trials and the contemporary story dealing with accusations and love and heartache and stress of the senior years of highly competitive girls at a highly competitive Roman Catholic school.
Good stuff. I really did like this one. It was an original take on a topic that has had a lot of play.
I also learned what Conversion Disorder is!
This book is set in both the 1690s in Salem Village and also in the 2010s in Danvers. Back and forth it goes, the Salem story dealing with the witch trials and the contemporary story dealing with accusations and love and heartache and stress of the senior years of highly competitive girls at a highly competitive Roman Catholic school.
Good stuff. I really did like this one. It was an original take on a topic that has had a lot of play.
I also learned what Conversion Disorder is!
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