Interesting historical fiction, Set in Wales in 1829, it's the story not only of Mary but also of a rebellion against British landowners, The characters are good but are emphasized less than the history = not a bad thing because I learned something. I'd not heard of the Rebecca-ites so this sent me down the google path. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

I tried a few times, but I could not get into this book. I found parts of it confusing - the references to Rebecca, and other parts just not interesting. Thank you and good luck with it. I will not post a negative review.

19th century Wales - not a country or period I was very familiar with and this story a mix of historical fiction along with a complex story of both love and betrayal was portrayed very well.

The setting was tough. A hard setting to have any degree of warmth or much happily ever after and the fact that it achieved a certain degree of it, bodes well for the author's story telling. The spirit of nationalism as well as social upheaval was beginning and uprisings were becoming common. The ordinary man seemed to have had enough and fighting against tolls and taxes is the background for this story.

Our heroine Mary handles adversity stoically, from the suicide of her father to the injury caused to her brother, the loss of the farm held by her family for generations and the entire burden of the family falling on her shoulders. It was a hard story to follow because there seemed no let up at all for Mary and whatever happiness she had was fleeting and then taken away.
The story telling was very good and characters were spot on.

Amazon and Goodreads review up on 2/3/2017. Review on my blog end June 2017

It is a time of uprisings, injustices, and consequences for actions. Mary and her brother, William, live in these days. When their father kills himself, their farm is heavily mortgaged and their life is changed. They are young and have many choices in their lives. Which choices do they make?