Salem Witch Trials

[nona]

I'm trying to find some Salem Witch Trial books, any suggestions? I don't mind if their fiction or non-fiction.

[robinbird79]

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is Arthur Miller's play The Crucible but I don't know if that's going to be helpful for you or not.

[SarahWoodbury]

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_the_Salem_Witch_Trials

[princess garnet]

I've also read Arthur Miller's play and seen the movie (starring Daniel Day Lewis) which he wrote the screenplay
Tituba of Salem Village, a novel for younger readers.

[MLE (Emily Cotton)]

Just finished one for my book group -- The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner. It isn't exactly HF; the plot is of a modern coed who is deeply affected by a job transcribing the diary of a young woman who was hanged in Salem, but the modern plot does help balance the darkness of the past.

The book was excellent.

[Divia]

I enjoyed the Heretics daughter which is on that list in wiki, but the problem was the girl was 10 and a little bit too sophisticated my opinion.

[drspoon]

"The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" is fiction/fantasy/thriller with flashbacks to the Salem witch trials and some basic historical information about what went on.

[Bostonduchess]

The Physick Book of Deliverence Dane is a great read that really delves into the history of that era. It takes place both in the present and in the 17th century. I highly recommend it if you're into the witch trials as it provides a very different perspective on what actually happened.

[annis]

I thought "Susannah Morrow" by Megan Chance was pretty good, though it's some years since I read it. Another example of the confusing US/UK double title thingy - I read it under the English title "The Fatal Key".