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I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

by Maryse Conde · 1986

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"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contemporary American society and its ingrained racism and sexism." THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE

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At the age of seven, Tituba watched as her mother was hanged for daring to wound a plantation owner who tried to rape her. She was raised from then on by Mama Yaya, a gifted woman who shared with her the secrets of healing and magic. But it was Tituba's love of the slave John Indian that led her from safety into slavery, and the bitter, vengeful religion practiced by the good citizens of Salem, Massachusetts. Though protected by the spirits, Tituba could not escape the lies and accusations of that hysterical time.

As history and fantasy merge, Maryse Conde, acclaimed author of TREE OF LIFE and SEGU, creates the richly imagined life of a fascinating woman.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswitchwitchMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of this
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thisslaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
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colonial Americacolonial AmericaMore like thisLess of thisBarbadosBarbadosMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of thisSalemSalemMore like thisLess of thisCaribbeanCaribbeanMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 225 pages

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