Megan Chance has taken the true incident of the Salem Witch Trials and woven an excellent story around the events. Susannah Morrow is an outstanding piece of historical fiction coupled with suspense as we watch the descent into hell of a village and its occupants.
Susannah arrives in Salem Village on the night her sister, Judith, dies in childbirth. Susannah is a attractive and flambouyant, and possesses a somewhat murky past that definitely includes several lovers and possibily a stage career. Needless to say, she doesn't fit in well with the local villagers, though she decides to stay in Salem in order to take care of her sister's widower and his three daughters. As the story progresses, Charity, the eldest daughter, comes to believe her mother's specter is telling her that Susannah is evil; this idea is only reinforced for Charity when she begins to sense the growing attraction between her father, Lucas, and her aunt. Charity, desperate to fit in, begins hanging around with some girls of questionable character, and when they begin to "see" witches, she allows herself to be led into the madness. We watch in stunned silence as Charity herself begins to accuse innocent women and men, and we see the village collapse upon itself as the rumors and accusations grow wilder.
Chance has taken a dark time in America's early history and made it come alive through her tight writing and her excellent use of overlapping points of view. This book will keep you turning the pages until you reach the end, tired and satisfied. Highly recommended.
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