Set in Regency England, a war is brewing between mill
owners and weavers in a small village.
The weavers want to continue their traditional role of making cloth but
are threatened by the introduction of machinery by the mill owners that will
take away their jobs. With their way of
life that has been passed down through the centuries threatened, will the
weavers take drastic actions to save it?
Kate Dearborne belongs to a reigning weaver
family. After the mill owner’s grandson,
Henry Stockton, returns from war, Kate keeps finding herself encountering him
everywhere she goes. She’s been raised
to believe that mill owners and their families are evil, but Henry Stockton
seems to care about his workers more than his Grandfather. Kate feels she can
help him to see the evil of the conditions of the mill. Will these two unlikely friends become more
than friends?
I enjoyed this novel.
I liked so many different aspects of it.
I like how it looked at how mechanization changed the way work had been
done for centuries, but that it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. I like how the book looked at how this
affected families and relationships as well.
The Weaver’s Daughter also had moments where Henry Stockton must deal
with his memories of serving in combat against the French. This is a subject
that Jane Austen wouldn’t touch. It was
also interesting how he had to meld back into society after being the military
for so long. I loved the characters and
setting, and I liked the Romeo and Juliet type relationship between Kate and
Henry.
Favorite Quotes:
“Sometimes I barely recognize him. In years past he would sit with me for hours
and talk on any subject, serious or frivolous, it didn’t matter. Now he clutches every thought so close to his
chest. He used to be an open book. Not it seems as if his time on the Peninsula
robbed him of some piece of his soul.”
“Everyone makes mistakes in their life. It is how you respond to them and learn from
them that matters.”
“Her soul felt at rest, for now she knew the true power
of love, the unbending strength of loyalty, and the eternal beauty of forgiveness.”
Overall, The Weaver’s Daughter is a great regency book
with a stellar romance, great characters and a fascinating look at how
mechanization affected traditional workers.
Book Source:
E-book copy as part of the TLC Book Tour. Thank-you! For more stops on the tour, check out this link.
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