Gallows Hill
by Lois Ruby
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Pub Date Sep 05 2023 | Archive Date Aug 01 2023
Lerner Publishing Group | Carolrhoda Lab ®
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Description
Salem, Massachusetts - 1692
Thomas is marked as an outcast the moment he steps off the ship from England. As a Quaker, he’s outnumbered and distrusted by Salem’s Puritans. And as an orphan without any useful skills, he has nowhere to live and no way to earn his keep. In a stroke of luck—perhaps good, perhaps not—he’s taken in by the aged widow Prudence Blevins, who’s rumored to be a witch.
Patience has tried all her life to be a good Puritan—obedient to God and to her elders—and all her life, she has come up short. But her orderly world is upended when her younger sister, Abigail, falls victim to a mysterious affliction. The same torments have stricken other Salem girls, who claim they’re being bewitched by servants of the Devil. Soon the girls, including Abigail, begin accusing neighbors of witchcraft.
As the community becomes consumed by suspicion and fear, Thomas and Patience search for the truth. To protect those they care about, they will have to question everything they think they know: their faiths, their loyalties, and their places in Salem.
Advance Praise
"Gripping and harrowing...Told in crisp and vivid detail, Gallows Hill brings history to life for readers young and old." —Carolee Dean, Author of Forget Me Not
"Through the eyes of her flawed but persevering fictional characters, Lois Ruby paints a vivid picture of prejudice, suspicion, and the cruelty that results from them."—Mary Downing Hahn, author of What We Saw
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781728431024 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 216 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I thought this worked well overall as a historical novel on Salem in 1692. Lois Ruby does a great job in creating characters that felt like they belonged in that time and did everything that I was hoping for. I enjoyed how everything worked together and it left me wanting to read more.
Lori P, Reviewer
If you love anything about the Salem Witch trials then this is the book for you!
Told in diary form it was a little harder to get into than past tense I still enjoyed the book.
I cannot imagine living in those days afraid to make a move or even breathe for someone making an accusation against you and all because of a group of young girls.
I must say I felt sorry for young Dorothy. I feared for her very being!
Those girls were wicked!
I love how the parents were called Mr.Good/Goody for Mrs. My how the words have changed since then!
I finished this book in a couple of hours. I couldn't put it down. A whole evening passed by before I knew it!
5 stars for a job well done!
My thanks to Netgalley and publishers for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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