Hour of the Witch
by Chris Bohjalian
Published by Doubleday Books
on May 4, 2021
Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Length: 406 pages
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Synopsis:
A young Puritan woman--faithful, resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul--plots her escape from a violent marriage in this riveting and propulsive historical thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant.
My Thoughts:
Hour of the Witch is set in Boston, Massachusetts in 1662 just as the 'witch' hangings we're starting to happen more frequently in the area and is about a young woman named Mary Deerfield who petitions for a divorce from her cruelly abusive husband and is subsequently accused of witchcraft.
Twenty-four-year-old Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man who dips into drink a little too often but seems to hide all of his outbursts for his wife alone so no one quite believes her when Mary turns up with bruises, and eventually an even worse wound that prompts her to leave her husband even though no woman she knew had done it before. But with whispers of witches circling the community, Mary must fight a bitter battle to win her freedom.
I love historical fiction, especially if it has darker elements, and this may be one of my newest favorites!
I have read many like it but this one really stands out for me, and not just because it had the ending I really really hoped for. There's also a big dark mystery at the center of this story that keeps us wondering who is innocent and who is scheming. The ending is so very thrilling that I think even non-historical fiction readers might enjoy this one!
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