Southeast by Midwest

A beauty blog that does makeup reviews, beauty reviews, skin care reviews, nail polish swatches, and all other things beauty.

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • About
    • Disclosure Policy | Sponsors | Disclaimers
    • Privacy Policy
    • Givaways || Winners List with Terms and Conditions
  • PR Friendly
  • Beautiful Hair, Skin, & Makeup
  • Beautiful Lifestyle
  • Beautiful Mind
    • Book Reviews: All
    • Book Reviews by Genre
    • Book Reviews by Author
  • Reviews
    • Beauty Reviews
    • Influenster
    • Book Challenges
    • Book Reviews
You are here: Home / Beautiful Mind / A Weaver’s Web by Chris Pearce

September 18, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

A Weaver’s Web by Chris Pearce

[button link=”http://bit.ly/14sJDvE” target=”_blank” color=”pink” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Sent for Review[/button][button link=”http://bit.ly/14sJDvE” target=”_blank” color=”pink” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Affiliate Links[/button]

A Weaver's Web by Chris Pearce Review on southeastbymidwest.com #bookreview #books #literary #historical

About the Author

A Weaver's Web by Chris Pearce Author Photo on southeastbymidwest.com #bookreview #books #literary #historical

Chris Pearce was born in Surrey, UK in 1952, and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He has qualifications in economics, management/marketing and writing/editing. He worked as a public servant (federal and state) for 25 years and in the real world for 12.5 years.

His inspiration for writing A Weaver’s Web was a postgraduate creative writing course he topped from 30 students in the mid 1990s. After unsuccessfully targeting many literary agents, including one who compared his manuscript to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, he decided to publish it as an ebook.

He also has a non-fiction book (print only), Through the Eyes of Thomas Pamphlett: Convict and Castaway, which he plans to publish as an ebook later in 2014. He is writing a book on the history of daylight saving time around the world and has some notes towards a novel set 80 years into the future.

His other hobbies include family history and tenpin bowling.

Chris and his wife live in Brisbane, Australia.

Chris can be found on his blog and on Facebook.

Book Information

A Weaver’s Web by Chris Pearce

Publisher: Australian eBook Publisher

Publication Date: December 6, 2013

Genre: Historical Fiction

Purchase: Amazon

Synopsis

A Weaver's Web by Chris Pearce on southeastbymidwest.com #bookreview #books #literary #historical

Handloom weaver Henry Wakefield, his wife Sarah and their five children live in abject poverty in the Manchester area of the UK in the early 19th century at the time of the Industrial Revolution. Henry hates the new factories and won’t let his family work in them. He clashes with Sarah, a factory agent, a local priest and reformers, and son Albert runs away. The family are evicted and move to Manchester but are even worse off, living in a cellar in a terrace and have another little mouth to feed.

Henry’s love of money overrides his hatred of factories and he starts one of his own, but it is beset with problems. The Wakefields eventually become quite wealthy, but Henry holds the purse strings and this has a devastating effect on the family. Albert is caught stealing and is transported to New South Wales. Her baby’s death, Albert’s unknown fate and society parties become too much for Sarah, who hears voices and is taken to the lunatic asylum. Son Benjamin faces eviction from the family home for having a baby with an orphan girl too soon after their marriage.

Family members, including Sarah who has got out of the asylum and Albert who has returned to England unbeknown to Henry, have had enough and seek revenge.

My Review

When I first read the synopsis for this book I was hesitant to agree to review it. Not because I thought it wouldn’t be interesting but because I thought the synopsis essentially told me the entire story before I had even read a word of it! From the synopsis I knew that the Wakefields start out poor, that they were going to get even poorer, they would experience some extremely hard times, they would come into money, Henry would be a jerk, and the family would get tired of it and seek revenge. Based on every other book and movie that’s just about everything I need to know about the book right there, the rest is just dressing. Right?

WRONG. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Not only is the story more than that but the characters themselves are more than that. I thought for sure this was going to be a book that I would immediately hate Henry and because I couldn’t find anything to attach myself to, I would then hate the book. Again I was wrong…well about the last part anyway. While I was right in the fact that Henry was very unlikable, to me, I found that because I liked several of the other characters I wanted Henry’s factory to work, I wanted him to get rich, but I wanted him to have some kind of revelation before that so that the “Henry would be a jerk” would not come to pass. Even though I KNEW this would not happen it still didn’t stop me from turning the pages and hoping it would happen. Overall, the story and the characters were very well written, it all drew me in and kept me there, also the time period couldn’t have been more well written, reading it I felt like I could describe to you exactly what you should wear if you were going to hop in a Tardis and make a trip to 1800’s United Kingdom.

Does Henry turn over a new leaf at the end? Does his family get the revenge they’re seeking? Or does Henry get the last laugh? To find out exactly how A Weaver’s Web is woven head over to Amazon to purchase by clicking here.

My Score

5 out of 5

If you enjoyed this book review be sure to check out my others by clicking here
Also be sure to check out my Book Reviews Group Board on Pinterest

Follow Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest’s board BOOK REVIEWS on Pinterest.

About Cassie

I started Southeast by Midwest back in 2012 as a lifestyle blog. After a few months I felt a pull towards beauty so I rebranded as a beauty specific blog. Over the years I've grown my knowledge and love of beauty products to the point that I am currently in Cosmetology school. If you'd like to know more about me contact me on any of my social media channels or at southeastbymidwestblog@gmail.com

August Glossybox Unboxing
InstaNatural Deep Cleansing Facial Oil

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome

Southeast by Midwest, your guide to all things beautiful. A primary focus on beautiful hair, skin, and makeup. Secondary focus on beautiful mind (books and information) and beautiful lifestyle (recipes, subscription boxes, and more)! Contact me at southeastbymidwestblog@gmail.com or check out the PR Info via the image below.

Support Southeast by Midwest

Southeast by Midwest is dedicated to bringing you truthful, unbiased opinions on some of the most popular makeup products and brands today. As Southeast by Midwest is not on most PR lists, if you would like to help support our efforts by clicking through these links when you shop at these stores it would be greatly appreciated. Shopping via these links doesn't cost you anything extra; just a percentage of your total will be shared with Southeast by Midwest to go towards purchasing new products!
Sigma Beauty Sephora Ulta Beauty Nordstrom Birchbox Too Faced BH Cosmetics Bloomingdales Charlotte Tilbury Laura Geller Laura Mercier Marc Jacobs Beauty Saks Fifth Avenue Tatcha The Body Shop Walmart Amazon

Archives

Copyright © 2023 Text and photos may not be used without permission.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT