Review: Fiesty Puritan
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
I very much enjoyed this book. It tells the story of 13 year old Herodias, who to escape a life of drudgery after the Bubonic Plague in England, marries John Hicks. They leave England for America with many hopes to start a new life.Herodias is a strong child who grows into a strong young woman. She is faced with a harsh life, isolation, domestic abuse and poverty. There is also great divide and persecution in the Puritan Colony. Women had no voice at that time, all decisions are made for them. Decisions made by the leaders of the colony and by her husband John, are very often detrimental to Herodias well being. But Herodias is able to make staunch friends who are able to support her in her time of need.This book was well written and an engaging read. The author was ably to convey a sense of time and place, also the plight of women at that time and how powerless they really were. This ebook was able to engage me from beginning to end. I will no doubt read the sequel.