![]() But the main pleasure here is the touching love story. We learn about the quiet faith and bravery of the Quakers. We learn a great deal (without a hint of the author stuffing the narrative with her research for our edification) about seventeenth-century manners, morals, clothes, medicine, reading, eating, and penal conditions. We see the narrative unfolding through the alternating viewpoints of William and Susanna, and this allows us access to every part of a society which is both complex and fascinating. The end of the novel, which reduced this reader to tears, leaves you longing for the sequel." - Adele Geras, THE GUARDIAN - Adele Geras, THE GUARDIAN, "Here is a novel that needs a trumpet to be blown for it. "Here is a novel that needs a trumpet to be blown for it. ![]()
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