The year was 1675. The place Lancaster, Massachusetts. Mrs. Mary Rowlandson’s life was about to be shattered. This is her telling of the horrors and heartaches of her captivity during King Philip’s War, and her eventual restoration to the remainder of her family. When Mrs. Rowlandson’s narrative was first published in 1682, it became America’s first bestselling book. Newly updated with details of her life before and after her capture and release.