The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
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Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle...
Published By Grand Central Publishing
Format Paperback
Number Of Pages 384
Publication Date 04/06/2010
ISBN 9781401341336
Dimensions 5.45 inches x 8.05 inches
"A sensational debut novel . . . carries on every page Howe's unique passion, wit, intelligence, and spirit."—Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow
"A terrific debut novel . . . a captivating thriller of the hidden powers of women throughout the centuries."—Boston Globe
"Literary alchemy . . . powerful enough to deliver a charming summer read."—Christian Science Monitor
"Howe pairs a scholarly search for a missing book with the thrill of spine-tingling witchery."—Dallas Morning News
"If you need some magic in your life . . . lose yourself in The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane."—Real Simple
"A devilishly delightful read."—San Francisco Chronicle
"A witch story that will leave you spellbound . . . Once in a while, a new writer offers up a hypnotic tale of the supernatural that has the publishing world quivering with excitement. In 2005 it was Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian; in 2006 it was Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. This summer, The Physick Book is magic."—USA Today
"This isn't the same old hang-the-sorceror tale. It has a bedeviling twist."—New York Daily News