{"product_id":"the-life-times-of-sarah-good-accused-witch-salem-stories-prequel-paperback","title":"The Life \u0026 Times of Sarah Good, Accused Witch: Salem Stories Prequel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Wagner-Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Stacy Schiff's \u003cem\u003eThe Witches, \u003c\/em\u003eKathleen Kent's \u003cem\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter, \u003c\/em\u003eor Francis Hill's \u003cem\u003eDeliverance from Evil.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[Wagner Wright's] use of period phraseology...and descriptions of social customs convey the socially suffocating atmosphere to which women were subjected.... When the narrative enters the 1690s, it becomes a chilling and infuriating tale of horror...in a frightening display of group hysteria. Disturbing and historically rich.\" -\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...deeply moving and profoundly unsettling. Sandra Wagner-Wright breathes life into one of the most tragic figures of the Salem witch trials...\" -\u003cem\u003eSeattle Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wagner-Wright vividly captures the panic and mania that invade Salem, and tragic figures such as Sarah illustrate the power of fear and greed when directed at society's most vulnerable.\" -\u003cem\u003eBookLife by Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...meticulous and fascinating... accessible and endlessly interesting...\" -\u003cem\u003eReaders' Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1672, Sarah Solart Poole Good and Ann Carr Putnam begin life on seemingly equal footing-both daughters of well-off families in colonial Massachusetts. But as the years pass, their fortunes diverge. Sarah's life spirals into poverty, homelessness, and mental distress. Ann marries into wealth and stability, becoming the wife of Thomas Putnam, the Younger, heir to one of Salem Village's most powerful families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet even privilege cannot shield the Putnams from misfortune. Thomas is disinherited in favor of his younger brother, and Ann's expected inheritance proves meager. By 1692, their lives are simmering with disappointment and resentment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the witchcraft hysteria begins. In February, their daughter-Ann Putnam, the Younger-is struck by strange fits. She claims Sarah Good is tormenting her with witchcraft. Her father, Thomas, publicly accuses Sarah of witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June, Sarah Good is convicted. By July, she is hanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the harrowing true story of three lives intertwined by social ambition, economic frustration, and the tragic frenzy that overtook Salem Village during one of the darkest chapters in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339241357401,"sku":"9781735413259","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/qlWue1Spmb9781735413259.webp?v=1779437153","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/the-life-times-of-sarah-good-accused-witch-salem-stories-prequel-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}