The Glovemaker's Daughter
Written by Leah Fleming
Narrated by Anne Dover
4.5/5
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1666. A child is born in the farmhouse at Windebank, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Named Rejoice (Joy) by her dying father, Joy grows up witness to the persecution of the farming community for following a banned faith. Defying the authority of the local priest, she joins a group of Yorkshire pioneers travelling to the New World to form a colony close to Philadelphia - a passionate, rebellious and courageous woman fighting against the constraints of the time. Will she find peace and love?
2014. A leather-bound book is found buried in the walls of the Meeting House in Good Hope, Pennsylvania. Its details trace the owner back to a Yorkshire farm in the Dales. And so a correspondence begins between Rachel Moorside and the man who found the journal, Sam Storer, as Rachel uncovers the tumultuous secrets of her family’s history.
Leah Fleming
Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire of Scottish parents, and is married with four grown up children and four grandchildren. She writes full time from a haunted farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales and from the slopes of an olive grove in Crete. She is one of a group of volunteer drivers for her local branch library’s ‘Books on wheels.’
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a very riviting story. Well written and well read. A book I hated to see come to an end. Thank you
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant historical fiction, narrator just as good. She did all the accents really well, and was easy on the ears.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Intriguing, fictional, first person account of times in Colonial America. Well written, consistent with historical accounts. Good character development, strong plot line.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a Quaker who shares these roots, I found this book very engaging. It is beautifully done, quite believable and well worth the read. I loved the way her character was so true to the central tenants of Quakerism and how the author also reflected on how the Friends have become more forward thinking and open. She would have been highly regarded for the strength of her commitment to her inner guidance in more current times.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5There were parts that I enjoyed and parts that dragged. I'm not sure what the present day sequences added to the story. And the only character that I really liked only appeared towards the end of the book...
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I quit with 3 hours left; just couldn't get into it. I tried.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a delightful story. It is written as an account of someone’s life (like a biography )and narrated as so. Not something I would have chosen but I was absolutely intrigued and captivated by the developing twists and turns of the main character - Joy. She endured so many things and I couldn’t stop listening.
Thank you Leah.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It took me a minute to get into the book, but then couldn't top listening.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A day in the life portrayal of a Quaker girl in the 1600s that follows her family & relationships. I loved the narration-I thought she was perfect and loved her accent + characters’ voices. Is it non-stop action? No! But man, life was hard back in “the olden days” & I found it a fascinating book that delves into the persecution of Quakers that I wasn’t really aware of!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful story and reader. Magnificently portrays persecutions and lack of love in the name of sticking to scriptures. Jesus reminds us God is a God of love and nothing we do will make us perfect. We are all sinners but once we know Him and ask forgiveness, we strive to share His love.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book has wonderful turns of phrase and is skillfully narrated. It was a delight to listen.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved this book! It was a fascinating historical story of the Quaker "friends" and the movement's arrival in North America. The inclusion of the Lenni Lenapes contact and interactions was a crucial detail.
I did not find the current characters who found the book to be interesting but understand they were necessary to tie up the loose ends without being distracting. In this they were successful. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved that the setting of the book were in Yorkshire as well as the Philadelphia,PA area.
Good insights into the Quaker culture. The characters had conviction & courage to live out their ring lives during this period of time. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a fantastic story, but I found myself getting really aggravated with the amount of crap. Joy took from people in her life, but I’m glad she got her due in the end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good solid writing, good descriptions. Trouble identifying with character Rejoice as so pious through 90% of the book. If I had been reading the book instead of listening to it, I would have quit reading it. Took too long to make the character relatable.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story!! Loved it!! I could not stop listening to this book….
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I thoroughly enjoyed taking Joy’s journey with her, and learned a lot about the early Quakers. Well read by the narrator. Will read more by this author.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unexpectedly Wonderful! It started off slow, but I'm am so glad I pushed through. This book is the reason I love historical fiction. It brings the history of the past alive.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Took awhile to to get into but it’s a beautiful story of endurance and faith. Overall it’s a full filling tale.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was hooked on this book first page. Rejoice is one of my favorite heroines of the hundreds of historical fiction I've read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It took a while to really get into it but was so was so caring as the book went on! Very good!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is very slow moving. I almost gave up on it a few times but hung in there with it. It feels like a great deal of the book leads up to where things get interesting, 2/3s of the way through the book. If you are looking for a fast-moving read, don’t pick this up.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don’t know how I stumbled upon this book but I’m so glad that I did! I couldn’t stop waiting to know what would happen next. I absolutely loved it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very well written and narrated with detail and emotion! Very much enjoyed!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The amazing span of history, culture and human emotion that this book holds was a very welcome surprise to this reader. Wonderfully written and throughly enjoyed! MMT 2/1/23
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What an interesting story I have so many questions. I’m going to goggle so much. This was a story of faith of love and of human perseverance not a light read but a great read!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was an unexpected historical account of a person that lived in the time of religious persecution and the move to the New World. It is a wonderful personal account of a girl and her life in this.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Glovemaker's Daughter was a well written and good story. This is the first Leah Fleming book I've read. I plan to read more of her works now.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thoroughly enjoyed. Love historical fiction. Detailed and enjoyable. Moved along nicely.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was fascinated! The people were so real. Wish it were longer.