A compelling tale of life in Puritan New England. Abigail Walker disappears amid accusations of witchcraft, but she leaves her lover Paul and young friend Bess a legacy of independence from the Puritan constrictions of seventeenth-century Concord. In concurrent stories, connected by Abigail's enduring inspiration, Bess becomes a gifted healer, while Paul seeks a life that will balance his English and Indian heritage. As in all her work, the author evokes a sense of time and place that transports the reader to the special towns of Concord and Cambridge and the newer settlements of the Blackstone Valley for a glimpse of the roots of New England's coming industry. Readers of At the Concord of the Rivers have already met Paul and Bess; they can now discover what happened to Abigail's friends after her abrupt departure. Yet, Abigail's Legacy may be enjoyed without reading the prequel, for the essence of the back-story is seamlessly woven into this novel that celebrates acceptance of differences and affirms the human spirit.