Caleb's Crossing: A Novel

A bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Bethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is a Calvinist minister who seeks to convert the native Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the contest between old ways and new, eventually becoming the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and narrated by the irresistible Bethia, Caleb's Crossing brilliantly captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.
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318 pages

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SherylStandifer
Mar 19, 2024
6/10 stars
I kept delaying reading this book, as I had others I needed to read first. But when I finally started it, I almost sent it back to the library, as it felt like I landed in the story mid-plot. I did stick with it, and found the plot device the author was executing put the near-ending first, then built the back story to get to that point and resolve the episode. But yes, it was pretty annoying, as she did this three times to tell the story. On a po...read more
stoney
Aug 19, 2022
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