Review: Very good historical "faction"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
There is a side to history that we don't like to read about- poverty. The author began this book as a search into her genealogy and came up with a story she never could have imagined. When we imagine our ancestors, I think we like to imagine them comfortable and with enough of what they need. That's not what the author found. She followed the whole family, but ended up focusing on the mystery of what happened to the middle daughter who went to prison and reform school, the work house, and had children out of wedlock before she finally got her happy ending. This was a gripping story, but not for those who want all sunshine and roses. This book explores the side of living where the difference of a few pounds or even shillings was sometimes the difference between life and death.Heat factor mild.