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Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads Washington Post New York Post BuzzFeed PopSugar Business Insider An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick

A hauntingly beautifuland imaginedorigin story to The Scarlet Letter. People

WHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE?

Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they''ve arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medicleaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.

When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other:

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    Publisher: St. Martin's Press
    Publication Date: 04/10/2022
    ISBN13: 9781250278555, 978-1250278555
    ISBN10: 1250278554

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads Washington Post New York Post BuzzFeed PopSugar Business Insider An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick

    A hauntingly beautifuland imaginedorigin story to The Scarlet Letter. People

    WHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE?

    Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they''ve arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medicleaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.

    When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other:

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