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Andrea Catalano, the Author of “The First Witch in Boston has written an intriguing, captivating and bewitching novel. The Genres for this novel are Historical Fiction, Women’s Historical Fiction, Occult Horror, Magical Realism and Fiction. The timeline for this story is set in 1646 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Kudos to Andrea Catalano for this well researched and well-written novel. The author captures the mysterious essence and vividly describes the setting and the dark and dramatic characters. In Puritanical time, the ethics are set in stone, and men have their powerful rules.
The protagonists of the story, Thomas and Margaret Jones have left England to build a new life. Margaret is outspoken, bold, and thoughtless at times. Margaret is a healer, caregiver and is familiar with herbs and plantings. She also has a feeling or sense things that will occur in the near distant future. Thomas and Margaret are in love, and Margaret’s nature often gives Thomas concern. In the community Margaret is viewed as cunning and as a witch.
The author takes us on a spell bounding journey as Margaret is tried as a witch in Boston. I felt outrage at the description of the unfair trial and ruling. I literally wanted to shake some of the characters. I highly recommend this thought-provoking novel.
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