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Winner 2010 IPPY SILVER MEDAL for HistoricalFiction (Independent Publisher Book Awards)
A Walt Disney Studios Fellowship Finalist
Something terrible happened in Salem in 1692 . . . but it isn'twhat you think
THE AFFLICTED GIRLS A Novel of Salem by author-researcherSuzy Witten presents a startling new theory of the Salem Villagewitch-hunts which is certain to put this 300 year old unsettledmystery to rest . . . by expertly guiding readers through TheHistorical Record to revelation. Part parable, part star-crossedromance, and part supernatural venture, this is an intuitivehuman history--and inhuman--spun with a modern twist.Centering her story on Salem Village and its inhabitants, exploring their dark household corners as if she is solving acrime, the author adeptly details how the disintegration occurredwhile spinning familiar facts in new directions, with themysterious afflictions finally explained. A controversial debutby a new Historical storyteller. (For ages 17 and older)
Historical Fiction, 456 pages, A Paperback Original (also availableas an eBook) from Dreamwand www.theafflictedgirls.com
Synopsis
Something terrible happened in Salem in 1692 . . . but it isn't what you think!The Afflicted Girls, A Novel of Salem, by author-researcher Suzy Witten presents a startling new theory of the Salem Village witch-hunts, which is certain to put this 300-year-old unsettled mystery to rest . . . by expertly guiding readers through The Historical Record to revelation. Part parable, part star-crossed romance, and part supernatural venture, this is an intuitive human history--and inhuman--spun with a modern twist. A controversial debut by a new Historical storyteller. A Walt Disney Studios Fellowship Finalist. Historical Fiction, 456 pages, A Paperback Original from Dreamwand (also available as an eBook) www.theafflictedgirls.com
Synopsis
Witten presents a startling new theory of the Salem Village witch-hunts, which is certain to put this 300-year-old unsettled mystery to rest. Part parable, part star-crossed romance, and part supernatural venture, this is an intuitive human--and inhuman--history spun with a modern twist.