In 1692, 14 women, 5 men and 2 dogs were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. It started in January of that year when two girls experienced strange symptoms, twitching and contorting with pain. In the course of 9 months, dozens of people were affected by this strange epidemic, and hundreds were accused of witchcraft. Daughters pointed fingers at mothers, neighbors implicated each other. A minister was accused of being…
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Magelica’s Voyage by Louise Courey Nadeau
I met Louise Courey Nadeau at the BConnected Conference in Ottawa last April. She went out of her way to provide me with 2 copies of her book: one in English for me, and one in French for my daughter. I promised her I would write a review of Magelica’s Voyage on my blog. So, I’m sorry for the delay, Louise, but here are my thoughts about your book… Magelica is no…