![]() From the first printing of the First Paperback Edition by Voice / Hyperion with 2009 copyright. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. Howe’s own connection to Salem (two of her ancestors were accused of witchcraft) adds a welcome personal touch. Howe inserts short interludes featuring Deliverance and her descendants, adding depth to the story. Finding Deliverance’s “physick book” of recipes becomes a priority for Connie, particularly when she realizes that it may hold the key to curing her new boyfriend of his mysterious ailment. Evidence mounts that Deliverance was a local herbalist and wise woman who became a victim of the witch trials. At the urging of her adviser, Connie embarks upon a frenzy of research in local archives. While cleaning out her grandmother’s house near Salem in the summer of 1991, Connie discovers an old key along with a fragment of paper bearing only the words Deliverance Dane. ![]() ![]() ![]() Howe’s debut novel explores the Salem witch trials from the perspective of Connie Goodwin, a Ph.D. ![]()
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