A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the bold and passionate heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

PAPERBACK PUB DATE

October 3, 2023

“A standout historical… Even those unfamiliar with the classic will be hooked by this account of a capable woman standing up to the sexist and racial prejudices of her time."
–Publishers Weekly

 “Like the greatest historical fiction…[i]t’s a story about America itself, and the fury, righteousness and mercy in which it was formed.” —GILLIAN FLYNN, AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL

“This page-turning and poignant novel beautifully imagines the untold life story of the woman who went down in literary history wearing a scarlet letter.”
—Alice Elliot Dark, author of In the Gloaming

“A masterpiece that should be required reading alongside Hawthorne’s classic tale of adultery. Enthralling, ambitions, and a total knockout.”
—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace and The Lions of Fifth Avenue