Tag: 17th Century

• Hour of the Witch

  

  “Hour of the Witch,” Chris Bohjalian’s well-researched and chilling new novel, takes us into a past where, just by trying to exercise her independence and desire to lead her own life, a woman could be castigated as a witch.

  Jane Simon Ammeson

  May 19, 2021

  American History, Culture, History, Thriller

  17th Century, Boston, Chris Bohjalian, Domestic violence, Hour of the Witch, New England, Puritans, Witch trial, Witchcraft, Witches