In Mexico, in the year 1683, Concepcion Benavidez is captured by pirates. Sold into slavery in Boston, half starved, and terrified by her ordeal, during which the Captain raped her repeatedly, she gives birth to a daughter. Over the next eight years, Concepcion renamed Thankful Seagraves - adapts to her new life with great difficulty as she raises Hanna and attempts to maintain a connection between herself and the girl even as her new master's wife slowly turns hanna against her. As a perpetual outsider, Concepcion soon gets swept up in the hysteria of the witchcraft trials, culminating in a shocking accusation by Hanna, who renounces her mother and declares her a witch."Calligraphy Of The Witch" is thoroughly researched, well-paced, and the heartbreaks and triumphs of a spirited heroine make for a captivating narrative.
- ISBN10 0312366418
- ISBN13 9780312366414
- Publish Date 16 October 2007
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 9 April 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English