{"product_id":"9781250304865","title":"The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Daughters of Temperance Hobbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Katherine Howe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical bloodline. A family curse. Can Connie break the spell before it shatters her future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bewitching novel of a New England history professor who must race against time to free her family from a curse, by Katherine Howe, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnie Goodwin is an expert on America’s fractured past with witchcraft. A young, tenure-track professor in Boston, she’s earned career success by studying the history of magic in colonial America—especially women’s home recipes and medicines—and by exposing society's threats against women fluent in those skills. But beyond her studies, Connie harbors a secret: She is the direct descendant of a woman tried as a witch in Salem, an ancestor whose abilities were far more magical than the historical record shows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a hint from her mother and clues from her research lead Connie to the shocking realization that her partner’s life is in danger, she must race to solve the mystery behind a hundreds’-years-long deadly curse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlashing back through American history to the lives of certain supernaturally gifted women, \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Temperance Hobbs\u003c\/i\u003e affectingly reveals not only the special bond that unites one particular matriarchal line, but also explores the many challenges to women’s survival across the decades—and the risks some women are forced to take to protect what they love most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Temperance Hobbs \u003c\/i\u003ecombines exacting historical research with compelling, imaginative storytelling. There is real magic at work in this book, which illuminates, like a candle in the dark, the enduring courage, wisdom, and searing power of women, passed down through countless generations.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kathleen Kent, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Katherine Howe invites us into a richly imagined, intricate world of family curses and secrets waiting to be unlocked. Elegant, twisty, and timely, \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Temperance Hobbs\u003c\/i\u003e has it all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Matthew Pearl, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dante Chamber \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dante Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Katherine Howe is back and in fine, bewitching form. I relished criss-crossing centuries as Connie Goodwin—equal parts scholar, sleuth, and sorceress—tackles the mystery of a curse on the women of her notorious lineage, racing to break the spell before it breaks her.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Julia Glass, National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThree Junes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA House Among the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250304865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40698922500302,"sku":"9781250304865","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_68d307d5-1987-4570-965d-49e4265b06b0.jpg?v=1640496090","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250304865","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}