Review: A Great Accomplishment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
The Bell Witch is an American ghost story, brought to life by the author in a wonderful and haunting way.  In some ways, this is historical fiction. 'A People's History of The Bell Witch,' as maybe Howard Zinn would have wanted it done, because the characters are brought out vivid and true and the reader is plopped down into the middle of a family in crisis. The supernatural springs forth wonderfully right into the setting, and the author's witch is original. Her voice carries the novel. This witch is not a spirit like we are used to, but has its origins from within the Bell family psyche. The way she's given life in the novel is a scene you'll never forget.  The novel had me researching the story of "The Bell Witch" and this just made the book that much richer. This book is a great accomplishment.