Review: well-crafted story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
A Weaver’s Web is a wonderful story of historical fiction. Well-crafted, Pearce takes us back to the early 19th century and a world where home workers (in this case, weavers and spinners) are being pushed out in favor of modernized machines and industry. It’s join the masses or starve. Ok, as history has shown, for most it’s starve no matter what. That’s where we meet Henry Wakefield and his family.I’m going to pause right here. Do you ever read a story or see a movie and there’s that ONE character that has you climbing the walls? The type of person that you want to punch in the nose? Or cheer on? These are the characters that when we are done reading or the movie is over, they stick with you that much longer. To me, that’s good story telling. /Back to reviewHenry Wakefield is the man I want to punch in the nose. (Read the book, you’ll understand.) This story spans the life of this weaver and his family as they transition through life and social status. As we glimpse life in 19th century England, we see how money can change a man (the priest, the weaver, the weaver’s daughter) and not for the better, while others hold true to their values (weaver’s wife, Sarah).A delight to read from start to finish, I can’t say enough good things about it. It’s worth the buy. You won’t be disappointed.