{"product_id":"the-daughters-of-temperance-hobbs-paperback","title":"The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bewitching novel of a New England history professor who must race against time to free her family from a curse by Katherine Howe, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical bloodline. A family curse. Can Connie Goodwin break the spell before it shatters her future?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConnie Goodwin is an expert on America's fractured past with witchcraft. A young, tenure-track professor in Boston, she's earned career success by studying the history of magic in colonial America--especially women's home recipes and medicines--and by exposing society's threats against women fluent in those skills. But beyond her studies, Connie harbors a secret: She is the direct descendant of a woman tried as a witch in Salem, an ancestor whose abilities were far more magical than the historical record shows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a hint from her mother and clues from her research lead Connie to the shocking realization that her partner's life is in danger, she must race to solve the mystery behind a hundreds'-years-long deadly curse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlashing back through American history to the lives of certain supernaturally gifted women, \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Temperance Hobbs\u003c\/i\u003e affectingly reveals not only the special bond that unites one particular matriarchal line, but also explores the many challenges to women's survival across the decades--and the risks some women are forced to take to protect what they love most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Howe\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of Velvet and Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the young adult novels, \u003ci\u003eConversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Appearance of Annie van Sinderen\u003c\/i\u003e. She served as editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e and her fiction has been translated into over twenty languages. Descended from three women who were tried for witchcraft in Salem, she and her family live in New England and New York City, where she is at work on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759973433632,"sku":"9781250774439","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b60f06a1f92ed1e90b0e412f21c4c17.webp?v=1780167672","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-daughters-of-temperance-hobbs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}