In Mexico, in the year 1683, Concepcion Benavidez is captured by pirates. Sold into slavery in Boston, half starved, and terrified by her ordeal, during which the Captain raped her repeatedly, she gives birth to a daughter. Over the next eight years, Concepcion renamed Thankful Seagraves - adapts to her new life with great difficulty as she raises Hanna and attempts to maintain a connection between herself and the girl even as her new master's wife slowly turns hanna against her. As a perpetual outsider, Concepcion soon gets swept up in the hysteria of the witchcraft trials, culminating in a shocking accusation by Hanna, who renounces her mother and declares her a witch.Calligraphy Of The Witch is thoroughly researched, well-paced, and the heartbreaks and triumphs of a spirited heroine make for a captivating narrative.