Review: SAD AND GLAD
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
If you enjoy a bit of late 18 hundred English history  (Around the industrial revolution time) and how it was manned I am sure that you will enjoy this book. The story evolves around to start with 3 young children..William Cartwright ,his sister Beth and cousin Jack. The children are orphaned as their parents had fallen to the plague and to look after themselves the youngsters slaved away in the mills. The description of how hard these children worked may bring a tear to your eye as they worked upto 16 hours a day. It was actually CHILD SLAVERY.William passed away early due to an illness and it was up to Jack to look after Beth. They both managed to escape from the mill and headed off across the Pennines in hope of a better life. Throughout the story their good and bad misfortunes ebb and flow.As their journey continues they meet up with Gypsies and the Aristocracy . Eventually by meeting the right people and with persuasion Jack is able to assist in bringing in the 10 hour day. By the end of the story you will realize that there is a bit of good in most people.