The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

By: Katherine Howe

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history - the Salem witch trials.
Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she can't refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest-to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.
As the pieces of Deliverance's harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem's dark past then she could have ever imagined.
Written with astonishing conviction and grace, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation.©2009 Katherine Howe; (P)2009 Hyperion

Transporting story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This story really transported me back in time. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

What other book might you compare The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane to and why?

The scarlet letter

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The potency of women

Wishlist

This book sat on my wish list far too long! Now that I finally read it, I was sad to learn Katherine Howe has no other books posted on audible.com.

Incredible tale. More please?

I really enjoy this genre. An opportunity to study the actual history as it pertains to the book. Couldn't put it down.

Great Book! Entertaining and Spellbinding.

I loved the way Katherine Howe told this story with modern and historical story lines that merge into a very facinating book. I look forward to reading more of her work.

Excellent Read

Would you listen to The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane again? Why?

I could listen to this book againand again. The book is smart, entertaining, and the characters are believable. The author is very knowledgable of the history of the witch trials.

What other book might you compare The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane to and why?

Not like any other book I've read.

Have you listened to any of Katherine Kellgren’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I haven't.

If you could rename The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, what would you call it?

I wouldn't rename the book.

Any additional comments?

I loved the book! Excellent read.