The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe

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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

When Harvard history graduate student Connie Goodwin reluctantly agrees to spend the summer clearing out her grandmother’s long-abandoned house near Salem, Massachusetts, she expects nothing more than dust and old furniture. Instead, she uncovers an ancient key hidden inside a seventeenth-century Bible—and with it, a tiny parchment bearing one mysterious name: Deliverance Dane.

Intrigued, Connie embarks on an academic and personal quest to discover who Deliverance was and why her name matters. Her research draws her deeper into the shadow of the Salem witch trials of 1692, to the story of a woman condemned as a witch and the elusive “physick book,” a rare manuscript filled with remedies—and possibly magic—that has been lost for centuries.

As Connie follows the trail through dusty archives, old records, and local lore, the mystery increasingly blurs the line between history and the supernatural. Haunted by visions of the past, pressured by her ambitious advisor, and drawn into unexpected alliances, she begins to wonder whether her own ties to Salem’s dark legacy run deeper than she ever imagined.

A spellbinding blend of historical intrigue, mystery, and revelation, this novel weaves together two eras—past and present—revealing how secrets long buried can shape the lives of those who dare to uncover them.