Turnbull, Ann. No shame, no fear.TURNBULL, Ann. No shame, no fear. Candlewick can·dle·wick n. 1. The wick of a candle. 2. a. A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles. b. Embroidery made of tufts of this thread. Press. 293p. c2003.076363190-6. $8.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: First published in England, this historical fiction is set in small English towns in 1662, at a time of great prosecution of Quakers. American YAs may not know much about the civil war in England, Cromwell, the Restoration and so forth, but they will be able to relate to a story of romantic love--especially a forbidden love between two adolescents. The story is told in alternating chapters narrated by Susanna and by William. Susanna is from a Quaker family and the story opens as her father has been imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- for his faith. To help support her family she goes to work in a nearby town for a Quaker widow who has a print shop. Susanna catches the eye of William, the son of a wealthy merchant. Because of his attraction to Susanna, William begins attending the meetings for worship and becomes genuinely interested in the beliefs of the Friends. This angers his father, who blames Susanna. A new law is passed in Parliament that forbids the Quakers from meeting at all, and when they continue to meet for worship, they are arrested and imprisoned. They suffer terribly. Susanna is just young enough to escape the worst punishment, but at one point she is placed in the stocks and humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. by the townspeople, who taunt her and throw things at her. Those in prison are susceptible to disease and death. The author makes us feel close to Susanna and to William, so the unfolding of the details of their beliefs and the historical persecutions are fascinating. The lovers are ready to defy de·fy tr.v. de·fied, de·fy·ing, de·fies 1. a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it. b. all to marry, even under these terrible circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or , but nothing is resolved easily, and the ending is believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil and satisfactory. For those readers who are serious about historical fiction. (An ALA Best Book for YAs.) Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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