Eve LaPlante, a sixth great-granddaughter of Samuel Sewall, is the author of two previous critically acclaimed books: American Jezebel, a biography of her ancestor Anne Hutchinson, and Seized, a narrative portrait of temporal lobe epilepsy. LaPlante has degrees from Princeton and Harvard and has written for The Atlantic, the New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and Boston magazine. She lives with her family in New England on land once owned by Judge Sewall.
LaPlante's touching biography seems hauntingly timely. Beneath the sensational title is a figure more familiar than we realize. -- New York Times Book ReviewAn intriguing journey into a world as far away as colonial America - and yet as close as the human heart. -- Christian Science Monitor"LaPlante's splendid biography brings a personal touch to Sewall's story and his efforts to take the difficult but righteous path." -- Publishers Weekly"Insightful...a reformative, assenting spin on Salem's hellfire and brimstone history." -- Kirkus Reviews
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