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Book 7 in the 'Prior's Ford' series, a cosy saga of life in a Scottish village.

This tells the story of Elspeth who is brought up by her mother's cousin after her mother dies and her father leaves. She is an independent young woman who goes against her family to succeed against all the odds.

Set against the back-drop of WWI which makes it very topical and shows how people were affected both home and overseas.


Although a likeable and enjoyable read it was rather implausable at times and hard to believe she could have achieved the things she did.

My favourite character was Lachlan the brother changed forever by the war.

The ending was also unsatisfactory and the hoped for relationship with Thomas seems wrong as although not related they were brought up together as brother and sister

I really enjoyed this book on two levels. This is the sort of historical novel that I enjoy with strong characters and a good solid story line. But Kirstie is also a needlewoman, the granddaughter of a weaver, and her skills are an important part of her story.½

This was a good book to take to bed at night. A light plot, some good characters and easily picked up and put down, and fairly typical of what village life would be like I think.

I'm a great believer in judging books according to whether they become what it appears the author wanted them to be. In this case, I believe that Eve Houston has succeeded in creating a light and cosy read, in the heart-warming Sunday evening television drama mould epitomised by the likes of Hamish Macbeth. Sadly, one person who borrowed this from the library before me was far from amused, scribbling in pencil in the margin to point out that water colour painters do not use canvasses and to bemoan a rather chauvinistic car salesman (dare I say it, not unlike another male star of Sunday evening television) who suggests that women tend to choose a new car based on its colour. I rather got the impression that, by this point, the irritated reader was so annoyed by the book that she (I'm assuming there I know) completely missed the joke. Not to worry, her (ok, possibly his) annotations added even further to my enjoyment of this entertaining read.

A good historical fiction story of a strong willed young woman involved in the Scottish weaving trade. While the plot is somewhat predictable and the characters a bit flat, the female protagonist is strong and the details of the weaving process keep things interesting.