{"product_id":"dry-tinder-a-tale-of-rivalry-and-injustice-in-salem-village-9798218199760","title":"Dry Tinder: A Tale of Rivalry and Injustice in Salem Village","description":"\u003cp\u003eSo much has already been written about the Salem witch trials. We see the drama depicted in countless screenplays, movies, novels and scholarly treatises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what don't we already know about the story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDry Tinder is an historical novel based on the true story of the Towne sisters -- three innocent, godly women who are falsely accused of witchcraft in 1692. It offers a new perspective, as the narrative starts in 1670, a full twenty-three years before young girls begin accusing their elders of witchcraft. The trials are \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e a strange anomaly of history: Were the children possessed? Did witchcraft actually run rampant in Salem Village? Was it something strange that just....happened? Instead, told through the perspective of Sarah Towne, the story becomes personal. The hysteria grows from the extreme polarization and struggles of the Salem Village people at the time, including boundary disputes, the harsh judgment of their Puritan faith, wars with the native tribes and the sometimes troubled relationship between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Mother England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike dry tinder to a carelessly lit match, the conflagration that follows should not be a surprise to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janice C. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Janice Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218199760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThompson, Janice C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - www.janicethompson.net\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janice Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45436342927475,"sku":"9798218199760","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5a2b93f5-6565-48e9-8565-1e0630f742fa.jpg?v=1788352109","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dry-tinder-a-tale-of-rivalry-and-injustice-in-salem-village-9798218199760","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}