Wednesday, February 10, 2010

What's New Wednesday: A Look at Next Weeks New Releases


Pub. Date: February 16, 2010
Format: Hardcover, 320pp

Synopsis: (From the Publisher)
“An intriguing, passionate, and beautifully wrought tale of the lost years of one of fiction’s most memorable characters. Hester takes us on a journey to a dangerous, tumultuous time where Hester Prynne learns her own power and gains insight into her own troubled heart.” —India Edghill, author of Queenmaker and Delilah

Upon the death of her demonic husband, Hester Prynne is left a widow, and her daughter is left a wealthy heiress. Together they travel to England where Hester seeks a quiet life—only to find herself drawn into the circle of the most powerful Puritan of all time, Oliver Cromwell.
From the moment Hester donned the famous scarlet letter, it instilled in her the power to see the sins and hypocrisy of others, an ability not lost on the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. To Cromwell, Hester’s sight is either a sign of sorcery or a divine gift that Hester must use to assist the divinely chosen in his scheming to control England. Since sorcery carries a death sentence, Hester is compelled against her will to use her sight to assist Cromwell. She soon finds herself entangled in a web of political intrigue, espionage, and forbidden love.
Sweeping, engaging historical fiction, Hester will carry readers away to seventeenth century England with a deeply human story of family, love, history, desire, and the human ideal.


3 comments:

Jenny Girl said...

Sounds interesting. Never read about Puritans before, except fof the Scarlett Letter of course.

Anonymous said...

I just got this yesterday. Can't wait to read it. I wonder if I should re-read the Scarlet Letter first?

Kim said...

It does sound interesting. I just read the Scarlet Letter last week -- for the first time. I know, I know. I'm a late bloomer.