num_pages: 225
description: At the age of seven, Tituba watched as her mother was hanged for daring to wound a plantation owner who tried to rape her. She was raised from then on by Mama Yaya, a gifted woman who shared with her the secrets of healing and magic. But it was Tituba's love of the slave John Indian that led her from safety into slavery, and the bitter, vengeful religion practiced by the good citizens of Salem, Massachusetts. Though protected by the spirits, Tituba could not escape the lies and accusations of that hysterical time.As history and fantasy merge, Maryse Condé, acclaimed author of Tree of Life and Segu, creates the richly imagined life of a fascinating woman.
language: English
title: I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
titlecomplete: I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
characters: Tituba
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Witches, Fantasy, Classics, Feminism, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 9860
places: Barbados, Salem, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Grand Prix Littéraire de la Femme
publisher: Ballantine Books