Review: Unusual setting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2012
This book was enjoyable for me because it was a different setting than usual. Set in the steel factories in PA in the mid 1800s, the writer did a superb job of describing the strike, the union members, scabs, etc.. It was very realistic.One issue I had was actually what another reviewer mentioned. Lisa trapped in her marriage, Owen and her wanting to be together was repeated over and over. And over and over. The mother virtually disappeared after the first few pages, yet she was the reason Lisa married the worthless William.The author did a marvelous job of portraying how women and the lower classes were treated during that time period.