An account of betrayal, revenge, loyalty, and redemption, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a true classic.

Hester Prynne settles in a little city in Puritan-era Massachusetts while awaiting her husband’s appearance from England. Hester becomes pregnant, revealing her sin in the eyes from the townsfolk. Her penalty: wearing an embroidered A on her behalf bosom for the remainder of her life.

When Hester’s hubby arrives in the town anticipating a joyous reunion with his small wife, he instead begins a cankering mission to uncover the father of Hester’s child.