
A healer and her husband face Puritan suspicion and witchcraft accusations in 1640s Massachusetts in this harrowing historical love story.
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A healer and her husband face Puritan suspicion and witchcraft accusations in 1640s Massachusetts in this harrowing historical love story.
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings. But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret ...
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Explicit marital sex scenes, some dark or violent; central passionate romance
Witch trial procedures, humiliating body exams, and execution by hanging
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Puritan faith and religious hysteria drive the witchcraft accusations
No fantasy magic; witchcraft limited to false accusations
Satan and demonic pacts cited as evidence during the witch trial
Themes of misogyny, scapegoating, and women's autonomy in Puritan society
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Sexual trauma; miscarriage and child loss; trial humiliation and cruelty
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