Should you lie to family and friends to protect a loved one? Could you break a bond of trust to help someone vulnerable?

Abby Goodwin is a midwife in Connecticut in the years leading up to and including the American War for Independence. She is married to an older, violent and abusive man, and - being a devout Puritan - endures the abuse. Her younger sister Connie is desperate to help her, but Abby is in denial. Will Connie find the courage to help Abby fight the laws and customs of their community before it is too late?

All Men Would Be Tyrants is the second novel from the author of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Nathaniel Hawthorn’s The Scarlet Letter, will enjoy this richly imagined portrait of one woman’s battle for justice within the limiting confines of her Puritan, patriarchal community.