Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story

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Life begins with ensoulment. When the seamstress Asenath "Caroline" Smith first hears these words, it is earth-shattering. By 1817, America has changed. Caroline, a fatherless teenager from Connecticut, finds herself a reluctant witness against one of her two lovers-a minister and a doctor. Charged with "a brutal and high-handed assault on the body of Asenath Caroline Smith," one will face a trial by jury. Each finds their lives upended forever. Years later, Nathaniel Hawthorne will turn this intimate, powerful, and infamous trial of the 19th century into a story of love and lust, crime and punishment, sin and redemption. "Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story" is the origin story of the criminalization of abortion in America, and a must read for anyone wishing to understand the personal side of that history. This emotionally gripping, historical novel handles a sensitive subject with honesty and brilliance.

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Patricia Suprenant received First Place in the 2018 Chanticleer International Goethe Book Awards for her novel "Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story." Born and raised in Massachusetts, she received her Master of Arts Degree in Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts and her Master of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut. In the years following, Suprenant has held jobs in nonprofits and business. She is most proud of her time spent as Editor of the Mansfield Independent News, a local newspaper she helped found. She lives in Connecticut.