The Silk Weaver (Audible Audio Edition) Liz Trenow Katie Scarfe Macmillan Digital Audio Books
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Anna Buttterfield moves from her Suffolk country home to her uncle's house in London, to be introduced to society. A chance encounter with a local silk weaver, French immigrant Henri, throws her from her privileged upbringing to the darker, dangerous world of London's silk trade.
Henri is working on his 'master piece' to make his name as a master silk weaver; Anna, meanwhile, is struggling against the constraints of her family and longing to become an artist. Henri realizes that Anna's designs could lift his work above the ordinary and give them both an opportunity for freedom....
This is a charming story of illicit romance, set against the world of the burgeoning silk trade in 18th-century Spitalfields - a time of religious persecution, mass migration, racial tension and wage riots and very different ideas of what was considered 'proper' for women.
The Silk Weaver (Audible Audio Edition) Liz Trenow Katie Scarfe Macmillan Digital Audio Books
This was a good book - I enjoyed the story, so I ordered The Hidden Thread by the same author. Imagine my surprise when I discovered The Hidden Thread and The Silk Weaver were exactly the same book. Different titles and different covers, but other than that, the same book. Rather misleading. I returned The Hidden Thread for a full refund.Product details
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The Silk Weaver (Audible Audio Edition) Liz Trenow Katie Scarfe Macmillan Digital Audio Books Reviews
I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.
Set in 1760's London. When country girl Anna's mother died, her father sends her to the city to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle to be introduced to a prospective husband. Although she receives an engagement offer from an up and coming lawyer, her heart has fallen in love with a poor silk weaver.
The Silk Weaver and/or The Hidden Thread deeply delves into the trade of 1760's silk weaving including the politics around it. Many historical locations and people are involved in the story, I could imagine the sights and smells as Anna was experiencing them.
Good story and I would recommend this book.
The Hidden Thread (aka The Silk Weaver) by Liz Trenow is set in London in 1760. George III is the King of England and the naturalist movement is gaining momentum. Anna Butterfield is heading to London to stay with her father’s sister and her family. Anna is leaving her small village and her family for the first time. She is to try to make an advantageous match to help her family. Anna arrives at Spital Square and there is no one to greet her. Anna ends up fainting in the street (lack of food, the heat, and nervousness). Anna awakens to find a young Frenchmen assisting her. But then her cousin, William approaches berating her for being late and hitting the Frenchmen for touching her. Anna is taken to Sadler and Son where her Uncle Joseph and Aunt Sara along with her cousins, William and Elizabeth (aka Lizzie) live and have their shop on the bottom floor. Joseph Sadler is a mercer (a dealer in silks) and has a thriving business. Aunt Sarah quickly commissions appropriate dresses for Anna so she can be presented to society. Anna is unused to the dresses, the many rules of society, inactivity and freedom to go out. Most of all she misses seeing gardens which is inspiration for her sketches and watercolors. While out with Lizzie, Anna encounters Henri Vendome, the Frenchman who assisted her. He is a journeyman weaver to M. Jean Lavalle and he will soon be working on his master piece. If this piece is accepted, Henri will become a master weaver. Anna and Henri are attracted to each other, but they are from different classes. The political situation in London is volatile as journeyman weavers want fair wages and are upset with mercers who are importing foreign silks without paying the import taxes. Is there a chance for Anna and Henri? Can they overcome the social divide and have a future together? How will the political situation affect mercers and weavers? Pick up The Hidden Thread to find out!
The Hidden Thread is nicely written and has good main characters. I appreciated a female main character who was intelligent and creative. Liz Trenow is a descriptive writer who includes minute details (about garments, the sights, of nature, etc.). This type of writing allows for me to picture the story in my head. The author did a wonderful job at capturing that period in time as well as the sights and smells of London. Readers are given delightful descriptions of finished silks. It was interesting to read about the origins of silk and what goes into making the finished product. I was especially fascinated with the weaving process. The Hidden Thread reminds me of books written by Rosalind Laker. I give The Hidden Thread 4 out of 5 stars. There are a couple of slow sections, but overall I thought The Hidden Thread to be an engaging novel. The cover of the book really does not do the book justice. The original cover is more eye catching and so is the initial title (The Silk Weaver). The title (to me) refers to the threads that are hidden in a tapestry—the warp threads. It also references a special technique used by Henri for his master piece. I did feel that the book is a touch too long. I felt a little more editing would have beneficial. I enjoyed reading The Hidden Thread. There are some good life lessons included in the story. The author provided an epilogue that wrapped up all the various storylines which I really appreciated.
After the death of her mother Anna leaves the Suffolk countryside and the safe life with the father, the local vicar, and her sister and goes to stay with her aunt in London where she can be introduced into society and hopefully find a husband.
On her arrival she meets by chance a young French silk weaver, Henri, and there is an instant attraction between them, but she knows that this is a friendship that her aunt would never allow. As she settles in with her family she starts to realise that things there are not all they seem - her cousin William seems to be in some sort of trouble and the silk worker riots seem to be directed at her uncle.
As time goes on she finds the restraints placed on her more and more difficult and longs to break free and spend her time outdoors painting.....or in the company of Henri......an as the problems of the silk workers escalate she finds her family is in the thick of it.
I really enjoyed this book, there was a bit of everthing from romance to intrigue and the descriptions of the times and the plight of the silk workers definitely very interesting from an historical point of view
THE SILK WEAVER by Liz Trenow is a beautifully written historical novel that will bring you on an emotional journey from start to finish. Anna Butterfield finds herself thrust into London society after the death of her mother, and she struggles with the rigidity of society's rules, and what is deemed acceptable for proper ladies of the eighteenth century. Intelligent and determined she wants more from her life than mundane drudgery, and she yearns to be an artist. And when Anna accidentally meets Henri, a French immigrant and silk weaver, together they may be able to grasp everything their hearts desire. But with opposition from every side, and tensions boiling in the streets of London, Anna and Henri's path together will not be smooth. With exquisite detail, silk weaving and London at that time is brought to life among the pages, and we get to experience it in all its shades and colours - including the harsher tones of life and love at that period of history. THE SILK WEAVER by Liz Trenow is a compelling historical novel and I highly recommend it.
*I voluntarily reviewed this book from Netgalley.com
I enjoyed the historical setting of this novel. I learnt about the immigrant silk weavers to Britain - I hadn't known about this before. It was a very easy read but interesting and capivating.
This was a good book - I enjoyed the story, so I ordered The Hidden Thread by the same author. Imagine my surprise when I discovered The Hidden Thread and The Silk Weaver were exactly the same book. Different titles and different covers, but other than that, the same book. Rather misleading. I returned The Hidden Thread for a full refund.
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