Uhm. yeah. just picked this book out from the pile that Miss got for us. it was alright really ~
It's an epic love story. The story's set in 1665, London, and is about Susanna and Will - a couple very much in love and very eager to get married. it starts off with a letter from Will to Susanna that he's cool with getting married, but somehow Will gets jailed and gets infected by the plague - the Black Death. she doesn't know at first if he's even still alive, but travels to London once she finds out that Will is there. they then get married in a meeting of Quakers - Christians. another large disaster then happens after, making their relationship so much harder, but they eventually prevail in the end.
The social justice issue in this book is the persecution and discrimination against the Christian religion, and is quite evident during the whole book. especially at the start, where, in Susanna's point of view, she talks about how it's illegal to get married to Will as a 'Quaker', but she goes ahead with it anyway.
I did like this book, it's so hard not to feel sorry for Will and Susanna, since they hadn't seen each other for so long and met again, only to meet such disasters. it's a heartwarming story, but i think it could've been more tragic and gripping. i like how the author used appropriate langage throughout the book though, like "thee", "thy", "mayhap".
i'd give it a 6 and a half out of 10. it's a good read but probably not the most HOMGSH THIS IS AMAAAZINGGG BOOK I'VE EVER READ kinda book.
yeah. :3
OK, fair enough! I think it is the sequel to a book called No Shame, No Fear. I hope your enjoyment of the book was not affected by not having read the previous one. Sounds like an interesting setting to me. Do you know much about Quakers? They are a really interesting Christian sect. I know that they are pacifists and have been persecuted for refusing to fight in various wars throughout history. An interesting choice of book. Thanks for reviewing it for us.
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