The Last Witchfinder

Jennet Stearne's father hangs witches for a living in Restoration England. But when she witnesses the unjust and horrifying execution of her beloved aunt Isobel, the precocious child decides to make it her life's mission to bring down the Parliamentary Witchcraft Act. Armed with little save the power of reason, and determined to see justice prevail, Jennet hurls herself into a series of picaresque adventures--traveling from King William's Britain to the fledgling American Colonies to an uncharted island in the Caribbean, braving West Indies pirates, Algonquin Indian captors, the machinations of the Salem Witch Court, and the sensuous love of a young Ben Franklin. For Jennet cannot and must not rest until she has put the last witchfinder out of business.

Author: James Morrow
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/13/2007
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780060821807

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.4
Point Value: 33
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 109187 / Last Witchfinder: A Novel

Award: Locus Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/29/2007 pg. 24

About the Author
Morrow, James: -

James Morrow is the author of nine previous novels, including The Last Witchfinder. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.