- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books (Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446696323
- ISBN-13: 978-0446696326
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"Chance wonderfully intermingles fictitious characters with actual historical figures."
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Key Note: An irresistible blend of history, suspense, and romance, SUSANNAH MORROW captures the extraordinary drama of the Salem witch trials.
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I absolutely adored this book, I read it over two years ago and still have not forgotten how much I enjoyed it!
This is the first Megan Chance book I ever read, and it really amazed me how she cleverly kept the book historically correct yet made a ficition story (a romance one at that) from such an amazing period in time.
The book is set in Salem (1692) at the height of witch trials, religion and the puritans. The story consists of 3 main characters: a father, his daughter and his deceased wife's sister (Susannah).
In a time when trust is non existent, some how two people must overcome all accusations, uncertainties and confusion to fall in love and realise what they feel for one another.
Definitely a gripping book, you wont want to put it down!
Enjoy!
This is the first Megan Chance book I ever read, and it really amazed me how she cleverly kept the book historically correct yet made a ficition story (a romance one at that) from such an amazing period in time.
The book is set in Salem (1692) at the height of witch trials, religion and the puritans. The story consists of 3 main characters: a father, his daughter and his deceased wife's sister (Susannah).
In a time when trust is non existent, some how two people must overcome all accusations, uncertainties and confusion to fall in love and realise what they feel for one another.
Definitely a gripping book, you wont want to put it down!
Enjoy!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Charity, Lucas, and Susannah
1 Jun 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Sometimes I wonder what life must have been like for those living in Salem village in 1692. From the modern standpoint, it can be difficult to accept that these people could have been so easily swept away by what is now viewed as mass hysteria and rampant superstition. To me the value of books like Susannah Morrow is that they examine the impact of such unbelievable episodes on the lives of a few ordinary people. Chance's approach, to tell aspects of the story from the perspective of 3 members of one family, provides insight into how what happened could happen. Charity, the first narrator, has just suffered the loss of her mother and is struggling with grief and her own emerging sexuality. Her conflicts are those of the adolescent. Lucas is also struggling with his wife's death and the allure of his newly arrived sister-in-law, Susannah, who is surrounded by an aura of mystery and who possesses the warmth of spirit that so frightened the Puritans. He is a man who recognizes his own sexual needs but views them as sinful. Finally, Susannah herself, a freer thinker who badly wants to embrace her new family but can't manage to crack that Puritan shell surrounding them.
Loss is the central theme of this novel. Loss of loved ones, loss of one's own spirit, loss of personal and community control, loss of logic and reason and trust. Susannah Morrow helps the modern reader to suspend the 21st century mindset and view life from the perspective of those living in a wild, poorly understood environment both natural and of their own making. This is no historical romance, but a nice piece of historical fiction.
Loss is the central theme of this novel. Loss of loved ones, loss of one's own spirit, loss of personal and community control, loss of logic and reason and trust. Susannah Morrow helps the modern reader to suspend the 21st century mindset and view life from the perspective of those living in a wild, poorly understood environment both natural and of their own making. This is no historical romance, but a nice piece of historical fiction.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Salem's Best Witch
2 Nov 2006
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Megan Chance has taken the true incident of the Salem Witch Trials and woven an excellent story around the events. Susannah Morrow is an outstanding piece of historical fiction coupled with suspense as we watch the descent into hell of a village and its occupants.
Susannah arrives in Salem Village on the night her sister, Judith, dies in childbirth. Susannah is a attractive and flambouyant, and possesses a somewhat murky past that definitely includes several lovers and possibily a stage career. Needless to say, she doesn't fit in well with the local villagers, though she decides to stay in Salem in order to take care of her sister's widower and his three daughters. As the story progresses, Charity, the eldest daughter, comes to believe her mother's specter is telling her that Susannah is evil; this idea is only reinforced for Charity when she begins to sense the growing attraction between her father, Lucas, and her aunt. Charity, desperate to fit in, begins hanging around with some girls of questionable character, and when they begin to "see" witches, she allows herself to be led into the madness. We watch in stunned silence as Charity herself begins to accuse innocent women and men, and we see the village collapse upon itself as the rumors and accusations grow wilder.
Chance has taken a dark time in America's early history and made it come alive through her tight writing and her excellent use of overlapping points of view. This book will keep you turning the pages until you reach the end, tired and satisfied. Highly recommended.
Susannah arrives in Salem Village on the night her sister, Judith, dies in childbirth. Susannah is a attractive and flambouyant, and possesses a somewhat murky past that definitely includes several lovers and possibily a stage career. Needless to say, she doesn't fit in well with the local villagers, though she decides to stay in Salem in order to take care of her sister's widower and his three daughters. As the story progresses, Charity, the eldest daughter, comes to believe her mother's specter is telling her that Susannah is evil; this idea is only reinforced for Charity when she begins to sense the growing attraction between her father, Lucas, and her aunt. Charity, desperate to fit in, begins hanging around with some girls of questionable character, and when they begin to "see" witches, she allows herself to be led into the madness. We watch in stunned silence as Charity herself begins to accuse innocent women and men, and we see the village collapse upon itself as the rumors and accusations grow wilder.
Chance has taken a dark time in America's early history and made it come alive through her tight writing and her excellent use of overlapping points of view. This book will keep you turning the pages until you reach the end, tired and satisfied. Highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Interesting View of A Popular Topic
2 July 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Although I have read alot of book set during the Salem Witch Trials, this one still stands out to me. Susannah Morrow is a great book, filled with intrigue, seduction, sexual tension, jealousy, and of course accusation. Meghan Chance did a wonderful job giving voices to this characters, based on actual people. This is an all together satisfying book.
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