Hester: The Missing Years of the Scarlet Letter

by Paula Reed

Book Overview

Upon the death of her demonic husband, Hester Prynne is left a widow, and her daughter Pearl, a wealthy heiress. Hester takes her daughter to live a quiet life in England - only to find herself drawn into the circle of the most powerful Puritan of all time, Oliver Cromwell.From the moment Hester donned the famous scarlet letter, it instilled in her the power to see the sins and hypocrisy of others, an ability not lost on the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. To Cromwell, Hester's sight is either a sign of sorcery or a divine gift that Hester must use to assist the divinely chosen in his scheming to control England.? Since sorcery carries a death sentence, Hester is compelled against her will to use her sight to assist Cromwell. She soon finds herself entangled in a web of political intrigue, espionage, and forbidden love. Hester will carry readers away to seventeenth century England with a deeply human story of family, love, history, desire, weakness, and the human ideal.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312583923
• ISBN13: 9780312583927
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Fan Fiction

This book is a continuation of The Scarlett Letter and follows Hester and Pearl as they travel to England to claim Pearl's inheritance. Hester gets mixed up in religious politics and Pearl grows up facing the limitations of women during that time.