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arlena_priscilla's review against another edition
4.0
As I had lived in Marblehead, MA for a couple of years and still do live on the North Shore, this felt almost nostalgic to me as I recognized all these places and streets in the book. This was a great historical fiction, albeit very character driven and therefore a bit slow so not something to pick up if you want to fly through a book. It follows one woman’s life in the 1800’s but for being “historical” there was a lot to relate to in this book regarding family, relationships and home.
ryner's review against another edition
2.0
Hesper Honeywood’s family has lived in Marblehead and run the Hearth and Eagle pub ever since the town’s founding around the 1630s, and she has grown up listening to her father extol the family’s rich history. Now, at the inception of the Civil War, her simple life is about to change when a local wise woman tells her future for a few coppers: She will have three men in her life, but she will know nothing but heartbreak.
This is definitely not one of Seton’s best works. Frankly, I didn’t buy into Hester’s relationships given the reader’s introduction to her personality in initial chapters – especially with Porterman, whose relationship is particularly disturbing with nothing leading up to their marriage (they are just suddenly together). Seton is talented, but this book was not satisfying.
This is definitely not one of Seton’s best works. Frankly, I didn’t buy into Hester’s relationships given the reader’s introduction to her personality in initial chapters – especially with Porterman, whose relationship is particularly disturbing with nothing leading up to their marriage (they are just suddenly together). Seton is talented, but this book was not satisfying.
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