great sequel Sorceress is a continuation of Witch Child. The reader finally gets to find out what happened to Mary so many years ago. Only, Rees continues the story in such a unique fashion. Her research abilities come into practice again as the Reader gets an insight on the life and habits of Native Americans during the time of the French and Indian War.
Agnes is having strange dreams in which she sees her self as Mary, her apparent ancestor, after reading the book Witch Child. (How you like that?) She decides to email the author by using the web address found at the back of the book. She comes into contact with Alison, who is doing the research on Mary and was one of the scientist who discovered the diary in an ancient quilt. They get together to join their talents. Through Agnes' eyes, the reader gets to relive the days of Mary's escape, rescue, hardships, and life with her Indian family.
Wonderful read. I'm anxious to find out whatelse Rees has up her sleeve.
Excellent sequel to Witch Child! Sorceress is the continuation of the novel Witch Child. This one takes place in modern day and it's about a Native American teenager who is intrigued with Mary Newbury -- the 17th Century witch child who travels from England to the American Colonies to escape a possible execution not unlike the one her grandmother suffered. She feels she has a connection with Mary, who had lived with the Indians when she moved to America. Her search for answers leads to some magical and bizarre twists in which she becomes Mary and looks back at the young girl's life. She finally discovers the connection that links her to Mary. This all begins when she reads Mary Newbury's diary, the one Witch Child is based on.
This is one of the most intriguing, literary Young Adult novels I have read in quite a while. Though it is not as page-turning as A Great and Terrible Beauty and Witch Child, the novel contains some rather surreal scenes and moving moments all the way to the end. Agnes (the Native American teen) is quite a compelling character. She takes us to some rather unique travels through history, making this novel a fascinating treat for history buffs. I also enjoyed the mystical, paranormal aspects of witchcraft and healing. The aforementioned aspects have always fascinated me in books. I enjoyed Sorceress and I cannot recommend this lovely sequel to Witch Child enough. I recommend that readers check out Witch Child first so that they could get a better understand of the overall plot in this one.sorceress about Agnes a Indian college student who reads the diary of Mary Newbury and believes its writer a relative from some of the stories she was told when she was little. She contacts the author and they set out to finish Mary's story. The way they finish the story by that Agnes becomes Mary in a vision quest.In the vision quest she finds out the fate of Jaybird Mary and many other characters.It tells the rest of Marys life. This story is just as good as the first and even better when you read the first. The characters are greatly developed and even if you didn't read the first one you probably would understand this one.
