Book Review – Act of Faith

 

aaaAct of Faith by Kelly Gardiner

Young Adult Fiction

 

 

BOOK SUMMARY

England, 1640. Sixteen-year-old Isabella is forced to flee her home when her father’s radical ideas lead him into a suicidal stand against Oliver Cromwell’s army. Taking refuge in Amsterdam and desperate to find a means to survive, Isabella finds work with an elderly printer, Master de Aquila, and his enigmatic young assistant, Willem. When Master de Aquila travels to Venice to find a publisher brave enough to print his daring new book, Isabella accompanies him and discovers a world of possibility – where women work alongside men as equal partners, and where books and beliefs are treasured. But in a continent torn apart by religious intolerance, constant danger lurks for those who don’t watch their words. And when the agents of the Spanish Inquisition kidnap de Aquila to stop him printing his book, Isabella and Willem become reluctant allies in a daring chase across Europe to rescue him from certain death.

COMMENTS

What a wonderful, wonderful book. I loved everything about it, the story, the history, the characters, the writing.

If you love books, reading and history then you will love this book.

My only negative comment is that it was to short. But luckily I discovered there is a second book ‘ The Sultan’s Eyes’ which continues the story. I am going to start reading this book straight away before I get pulled too far away from Isabella and her world.

Do yourself a favour and read ‘Act of faith’, YOU WON’T BE DISSAPPOINTED.