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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 9780307245489 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0307245489 Label: Listening Library (Audio) Manufacturer: Listening Library (Audio) Number Of Items: 7 Publication Date: 2005-06-14 Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: 2005-06-14 Studio: Listening Library (Audio)
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Editorial Reviews: Conceived on a May Morning, Nell is claimed by the piskies and faeries as a merrybegot, one of their own. She is a wild child: herb gatherer and healer, spell-weaver and midwife . . . and, some say, a witch. Grace is everything Nell is not. She is the Puritan minister’s daughter: beautiful and refined, innocent and sweet-natured . . . to those who think they know her. But she is hiding a secret–a secret that will bring everlasting shame to her family should it ever come to light. A merrybegot and a minister’s daughter–two girls who could not have less in common. Yet their fates collide when Grace and her younger sister, Patience, are suddenly spitting pins, struck with fits, and speaking in fevered tongues. The minister is convinced his daughters are the victims of witchcraft. And all signs point to Nell as the source of the trouble. . . . Set during the tumultuous era of the English Civil War, The Minister’s Daughter is a spellbinding page-turner–stunning historical fiction that captures the superstition, passion, madness, and magic of a vanished age.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful mix of fantasy and history! Comment: from http://www.matrifocus.com/IMB06/review-fiction.htm "This is another of those wonderful books officially targeted at young adults which really has no age limit to the audience it reaches. A reader needs only to have the desire to read a well-crafted, magical yet authentic-feeling story of the clash between the old and the new ways of looking at the world and religion." I couldn't say it better. Customer Rating: Summary: The Minister's Daughter Comment: The Minister's Daughter, or as it is also called The Merrybegot, was a great historical fiction book. Half the book is about a young girl named Nell. This part takes place in 1645. She lives in England with her grandmother, the town's healer. A puritan minister and his two daughters move into town and force their ways onto the town's people. The other half of this book talks place in Salem during the witch trials of 1692. It's about Patience, the minister's younger daughter. She is confessing who the real witch is. Patience tells her side of the story of what happened back in England. The end leaves you guessing to who the title is referring to. Julie Hearn did an astonishing job when writing this book. It is full of lies and drama, and the ending leaves you guessing. I believe that the ending could have used a little more detail. Still, I enjoyed her idea of every other chapter being "The Confession of Patience Madden." This would be an excellent book for most teens. Other books by Ms. Hearn are Hazel, Ivy and Follow Me Down. Customer Rating: Summary: Dark, poetic, amazing, Comment: This is one of my favorite books of all time! It is dark, poetic, and amazing! This book is about a small village, and is written so you know what everyone is thinking without being confusing. The two 3 main characters ares, Nell the cunning women's granddaughter, Grace the minister's daughter who spins a web of lies to protect herself (because she becomes pregent), and Patenice, grace's little sister. This story is amazing. The author is/was a student of Philip pullman, and has his talent for writing amazing books! If only more people knew of this book it could be a classic! Customer Rating: Summary: Which one's wicked? Comment: Set in England in 1645, the story of the minister's two daughters and the local cunning woman's granddaughter, Nell. The daughters conspire to have Nell and her grandmother condemned for witchcraft. The three girls have more in common with each other than first guessed, and the addition of fairies and piskies keeps things interesting. This is a dark tale, and I would not lump it with other young adult books. Well-written, imaginative, and interesting switching between 1645 (present tense, 3rd person) and 1692 (1st person) narrative. Customer Rating: Summary: Good Plot, Bad Thought Comment: I loved the plot of this book! But it gave too much away, 30 pages in I already knew the ending. More Reviews