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Buying books via our Amazon.com links helps support The Cauldron. Book Review: Witch Child
Author: Celia Rees Trade Paperback, 304 pages Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication date: 2000 List: US$17.95, C$24.50 Reading level: Young Adult ISBN: 0763618292 Amazon Price & Info: Click Here Click here for a popup window with the price and a button to add this item to your Amazon shopping cart. Alchemy Astral Projection Astrology Auras Celtic Studies Chakras Divination Dreams Druidism Feng Shui Healing Kabbalah Magick Meditation Myth: African Myth: Arthurian Myth: Asian Myth: Celtic Myth: Egyptian Myth: Greek & Roman Myth: Norse Numerology Paganism Reincarnation Runes Shamanism Tarot Wicca Witchcraft	What must it have been like to have lived in the mid-1600s? This novel addresses that question and adds a few more variables for good measure. Imagine yourself female, parents unknown, grandmother (who raised you) accused of (and executed for) being a witch. Then, just to further complicate matters, imagine yourself being sent from the only home you have ever known (a small English village), to be sent across the ocean to America - to live with a group of Puritans. Oh, and did I forget to mention that you are a Witch? Just a minor complication, I am sure. The bulk of the book occurs in Massachusetts, prior to the outbreak of the hysteria of 1692. Ms. Rees obviously knows her history and her locations. There is a feel of authenticity in her writing. This is not a book about witchcraft and witches. It is a historical novel which incorporates a great deal of folk wisdom and superstition. It is a thoroughly enjoyable story which is both entertaining and informative. Ms. Rees seems to have a real understanding and feel for the times and an ability to convey that to the reader. Her imagery comes alive and draws the reader ever deeper into the story. This book ends in a completely unexpected way, which, in turn, sets up the sequel (Sorceress), which I hope to have the pleasure to review at a later date. Reviewed by Mike Gleason