A story of now only how a rich old woman can help a 17 year-old foster child who has been "in the system" most of her life, but also how that girl can give the help back to both of their fulfillment. And we learn about some mostly hidden part of our history along the way. I loved it and heartily recommend it.
And now, I head back to The Witches by Stacy Schiff. It is being told in a matter-of-fact, well researched, and somewhat dry way, but there is a great deal about what life was like in Salem for both the women and the girls. Children were usually indentured to another family to be raised and taught to either farm (boys) or take care of the house and children (girls.) Life was boring and hard. It is quite understandable how these young servants were having a field testifying at the trial. For the first time in their lives they were the center of attention and adults (especially Judge Hathorne) were not only taking them seriously, but hanging on their every word and antic!
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