Beheld - Hardcover

“In a gripping retelling of the Plymouth colony's first murder, we finally hear the voices of women--and they speak an unvarnished truth that turns history on its pointy-hatted head. Truly a riveting read.” ―Helen Simonson, author of MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND and THE SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR

“TaraShea Nesbit's Puritans are passionate and vengeful and entrancing. Part mystery, part love story, beautifully told and meticulously researched, Beheld reanimates and complicates the mythologies of America's earliest settlers. I was sad when it ended.” ―Anton DiSclafani, author of THE YONAHLOSSEE RIDING CAMP FOR GIRLS

“Beheld breathes fresh life into a world grown still and murky beneath the scrim of legend--rife with intrigue, fractured by difference, marked by violence, and full of haunting images. With gorgeous, period-inflected prose, Nesbit takes us back to the earliest days of New England to look through the eyes and over the shoulders of historical characters both remembered and not. I read it at a gallop. What a marvel this novel is.” ―Laird Hunt, author of IN THE HOUSE IN THE DARK OF THE WOODS

“A great story, and Nesbit boldly uses the first person plural to tell it . . . . She evokes the women's days in lyrical, hypnotic detail.” ―People on THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS

“The story is told by all of the women . . . together in unison as one haunting, communal voice. Impressive . . . . Together and alone and each in her separate way, the wives are left to celebrate or lament the wonder or the horror of what their town had done.” ―New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) on THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS

“The novel is historical but also intensely personal, and makes masterful use of third person plural narration. It is a must-read for anyone with an appetite for historical fiction or just a well told story . . . intimate and yet universal . . . The women in Nesbit's novel and the calm, reflective voice they embody will captivate readers from the first page to the last.” ―Bustle on THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS

“Haunting . . . fascinating . . . A powerful testament to women's strength and ability to hold a community together during a disturbing time.” ―Wall Street Journal on THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS