商品简介 An oppressive, forensic, psychological thriller: J.K. Rowling meets Antony Beevor, Stephen King and Marina Warner ... Schiff's writing is to die for' THE TIMES It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's niece started to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before panic had infected the entire colony, nineteen men and women had been hanged, and a band of adolescent girls had brought Massachusetts to its knees. Vividly capturing the dark, unsettled atmosphere of seventeenth-century America, Stacy Schiff's magisterial history draws us into this anxious time. She shows us how quickly the epidemic of accusations, trials, and executions span out of control. Above all, Schiff's astonishing research reveals details and complexity that few other historians have seen.“一部压抑、法医、心理惊悚片:JK 罗琳遇见安东尼·比弗、史蒂芬·金和玛丽娜·华纳……希夫的写作值得为之而死”《时代》始于 1692 年在马萨诸塞州一个异常寒冷的冬天,一位牧师的侄女开始尖叫并抽搐。不到一年后,这场战争就结束了,但在此之前,恐慌蔓延到了整个殖民地,十九名男女被绞死,一群青春期少女让马萨诸塞州屈服。史黛西·希夫的权威历史生动地捕捉了 17 世纪美国黑暗、动荡的气氛,将我们带入这个焦虑的时代。她向我们展示了指控、审判和处决的流行有多快失控。最重要的是,希夫令人惊叹的研究揭示了其他历史学家很少看到的细节和复杂性。
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