![]() Ann Putnam is confessing her part in the Salem Witch Hysteria which resulted in 19 deaths, to the Reverend to whom she is indentured to. ![]() Interspersed with the events happening in 2012, the book flashes back to 1712, also in Danvers although it was then called Salem Village. Theories abound: First it’s side effects from a vaccine, then it’s environmental pollution, and finally it’s concluded it’s Conversion Disorder which can supposedly effect teenage girls who are under tremendous amounts of stress. ![]() The media immediately jumps on this and soon the afflicted girls are on local and national tv. Suddenly a mysterious illness begins afflicting some of the girls ranging from hair falling out, to paralysis, to vocal and physical tics. Joan’s Academy in Danvers MA are naturally stressed with completing mountains of assignments, and desperately trying to get into the colleges of their choice. ![]() I have to say I was a little disappointed. My interest was further piqued by the fact that this book was based on similar circumstances which happened in a different town’s school a year or two ago. ![]() Being a Danvers resident and a Katherine Howe fan, I’ve been excited about this book coming out for months. ![]()
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