Thorn of Plimouth
Catherine Hughes
Type: Beta project
Genre: Historical fiction
Word count: 69,930
Thorn of Plimouth, set during the year 1621, features the arrival of Rachel Haverford to the new colony. Marked as a “stranger” by the devout settlers of Plimouth, Rachel struggles under the weight of their suspicion when her gift for healing comes into question as people around her die and accusations of witchcraft begin to swirl.
When the Fortune lays anchor off the coast of Cape Cod in 1621, Rachel Haverford believes she, like her fellow passengers, will be starting life anew. But the bleak and desolate landscape bears no resemblance to what they had been promised, and the supposed thriving community at Plimoth turns out to be nothing more than a handful of crooked houses inhabited by a people twisted by their own fear.
Marked as a “stranger” by the devout settlers, Rachel struggles under the weight of their suspicious eyes which follow her every move, especially when her gift for healing comes into question as people around her die and accusations of witchcraft begin to swirl. Finding protection in the arms of a Pokanoket warrior, Rachel soon discovers the line separating friend and enemy is blurred beyond what she had ever imagined.
Featuring the underlying tension between the European colonists and the indigenous tribes of New England, Thorn of Plimouth traces one woman’s fight for survival and her journey to discover the true meaning of home.
Award winning writer of two historical fiction novels, Catherine Hughes has spent a good deal of her life immersed in reading. Historical fiction is her genre of choice, and her bookshelves are stocked with selections from Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Europe as well as those involving New England settlements and pioneer life in America. After double-majoring in English and business management on the undergraduate level, Catherine completed her Master’s degree in British literature at Drew University and then entered the classroom where she has been teaching American, British, and World Literature at the high school level for the last thirty years.
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