In the fictional book, “Dorcas Good: The Diary of a Salem Witch” by Rose Earhart, Dorcas tells her story from the point of view of an adult survivor of abuse. Though a great concept and full of details, the book falls a little flat but will make you want to learn even more about the Salem Witch Trials.

“Earhart shapes her novel as a diary of remembrance written by the adult Dorcas, traumatized by abuse but surviving against impossible odds. Her alcoholic father appears as a consummate villain, refusing to support his family, denouncing his wife as a witch, and abusing Dorcas sexually and physically from the time she is a toddler. He eventually secures her release from jail, primarily to sell her sexual services to others. In fact, many men in Dorcas’s world are sadistic, sex-obsessed women-haters. Only Jack Quelch, a pirate, makes futile attempts to rescue her. Since the story is told by a victim, no explanations are offered for the hysteria that gripped the community and sent many innocent people to their deaths. Earhart includes photos of Salem locations mentioned in the book as well as a bibliography. This chilling fictional account will send readers searching for additional information about the frenzy that gripped New England 300 years ago.”

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Dorothy’s first name was incorrectly given as Dorcas Good on the warrant for her arrest by Magistrate John Hathorne on March 23, 1692

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