Tuesday Tea is a weekly post where I share what I am reading and drinking and whether I think they complement each other.
The Book
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dick Hill
Pages: 11
Published by Brilliance Audio
Publication Date February 17, 2005
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most famous novel was published in 1850 and takes place in Puritan New England, focusing on a community where a beautiful young woman, Hester Prynne, and her illegitimate child are subject to persecution and ostracism; while the mother refuses to name her co-conspirator in adultery, and the father of her child burns up with secret guilt and shame. Hawthorne’s family history caused much of his interest in this time period, but his spiritual leanings toward the popular Transcendental movement precipitated this classic novel where oppression, injustice and intolerance – and their consequences – are explored in turn.
The Tea
I’ve been drinking a lot of ginger tea recently and this week I’ve been sipping Rishi’s Ginger buzz green tea.
The Assessment
I think this ginger tea has too much skip in its step to be a good accompaniment to The Scarlet Letter. I think a darker black tea, would be better suited.
I read that many many years ago, for school.