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Hester : a novel / Laurie Lico Albanese.

Summary:
"A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England's witchcraft trials. Who is the real Hester Prynne? Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Edinburgh for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic--leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible. When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows--while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which? In this sensuous and hypnotizing tale, a young immigrant woman grapples with our country's complicated past, and learns that America's ideas of freedom and liberty often fall short of their promise. Interwoven with Isobel and Nathaniel's story is a vivid interrogation of who gets to be a "real" American in the first half of the 19th century, a depiction of the early days of the Underground Railroad in New England, and atmospheric interstitials that capture the long history of "unusual" women being accused of witchcraft. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250278555
  • ISBN: 1250278554
  • Physical Description: 322 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.
Subject: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 > Fiction.
Salem (Mass.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Ability > Fiction.
Needleworkers > Fiction.
Women immigrants > United States > 19th century > Fiction.
Scotland > History > 17th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 41 of 44 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 44 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION LICO (Text) 50687011802165 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION LICO (Text) 50686016233780 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION LICO (Text) 50686016234408 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F LIC (Text) 33240004968940 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F LIC (Text) 75011000383155 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library LIC (Text) 33249025372552 Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library LIC (Text) 33249024516407 Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library LIC (Text) 33249024848867 Fiction Checked Out 04/10/2024
Cambria County Library FICTION Lic (Text) 85131001856286 CACM Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library HIST FIC LICO ALBANESE LAURIE (Text) 35740635884125 Mystery Fiction Available -

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