Master Simon's Garden: A Story

"Master Simon's Garden: A Story" by Cornelia Meigs is a story set in early New England, where Puritan settlers face the hardships of a new world. The book follows Master Simon Radpath and his daughter Margeret as they deal with the challenges of their new home and complicated relationships with people in the community. Opening with Old Goody Parsons, who visits Master Simon seeking help, the story illustrates Master Simon's compassion through charitable acts from his thriving garden. Despite his good deeds, there is talk about Master Simon and suspicions about a secret hidden in his garden. Community leaders, worried about what they believe is sinful behavior, arrive to confront problems, threatening the balance and acceptance in the Puritan society.