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Forged in the Fire (No Shame, No Fear #2)
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Ann Turnbull
Star-crossed young lovers triumph over religious intolerance, social disgrace and epic historical events in this thrilling sequel
London, 1665. Cast out by his father for becoming a Quaker, the newly independent Will travels from the countryside to London to earn a living. He and his beloved Susanna wait patiently to be reunited and, at last, married. But when Will is thr...more
London, 1665. Cast out by his father for becoming a Quaker, the newly independent Will travels from the countryside to London to earn a living. He and his beloved Susanna wait patiently to be reunited and, at last, married. But when Will is thr...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
March 13th 2007
by Candlewick Press
(first published March 6th 2006)
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Susanna has been waiting years for William. For him to learn a trade, save funds, and escape prison. William isn’t a criminal. He’s a dissenter. A Quaker. As is Susanna. Both of them are determined to remain loyal to their Friends and their faith. And to pay the price for their beliefs.
But the two are also anxious to marry.
And at last William sends the letter, to tell Susanna it is time.
The year is 1665. The setting is London.
And two of the greate...more
But the two are also anxious to marry.
And at last William sends the letter, to tell Susanna it is time.
The year is 1665. The setting is London.
And two of the greate...more
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I was certainly on edge after reading this intriguing historical fiction detailing a round of the plague in London and the fire of 1666. The circumstances captured many of my own fears about disaster. Although I know little about the Quakers prior to their arrival in America, I felt as I read about these characters that I had a better sense of the feelings and persecution that drove my own Puritan and Separatist ancestors to leave the Old World. The only scenes that jarred me where the romantic ...more
Susanna and Will (from No Shame, No Fear) may finally have a chance to get married. Will has job prospects and is looking for lodgings in London. But when the plague traps him in the city, their plans are thrown into question. And as their love story grows more complicated, it gets closer and closer to the summer of 1666 - and the Great Fire of London.
There were a lot of great things about this book. The characterization - particularly of Susannah - is three-dimensional and not in th...more
There were a lot of great things about this book. The characterization - particularly of Susannah - is three-dimensional and not in th...more
Reviewed by Mechele R. Dillard for TeensReadToo.com
The streets of 17th-Century London come alive in author Ann Turnbull's FORGED IN THE FIRE. The sequel to Turnbull's 2006 NO SHAME, NO FEAR, this well-written novel stands alone, dually answering readers' current questions while offering just enough ambiguity to pique their interest in the prequel.
Romance is alive and well in the plague-infested streets of 1665 London. But, times are hard and death is rampant, especially ...more
The streets of 17th-Century London come alive in author Ann Turnbull's FORGED IN THE FIRE. The sequel to Turnbull's 2006 NO SHAME, NO FEAR, this well-written novel stands alone, dually answering readers' current questions while offering just enough ambiguity to pique their interest in the prequel.
Romance is alive and well in the plague-infested streets of 1665 London. But, times are hard and death is rampant, especially ...more
I expected a little more from this book. I thought there would be a more tragic and desperate love that can overcome the obstacles of the plague in London in the 1600s. Yet, I was left needing more from the characters, especially the two lovers who are finally united after a few years apart. Maybe I need to go back and read the prequel (which I was unaware of) to care more about Will and Susanna.
To be fair, this was aimed at preteens, and I haven't been a preteen in a very long time.
Overall, I got the feeling that the author wanted to have her cake and eat it, too: The romance of a historical setting but with modern sensibilities (for the record, 17th-century Quakers did not wink at premarital sex. You could get read out of meeting for that).
It was utterly unbelievable that the heroine would agree to be separated from her lover for three years and then would giv...more
Overall, I got the feeling that the author wanted to have her cake and eat it, too: The romance of a historical setting but with modern sensibilities (for the record, 17th-century Quakers did not wink at premarital sex. You could get read out of meeting for that).
It was utterly unbelievable that the heroine would agree to be separated from her lover for three years and then would giv...more
Not quite as compelling as the first book. I was disappointed in heat-of-the moment choices made by the main characters who profess to be religious and feel no remorse afterward. Somehow it doesn't feel true to the Quaker belief system to me.
This story takes place during the plague in London and the Great Fire of London. Find out whether Susanna and Will survive and whether their relationship will survive.
After reading NO Shame No Fear i wasn't able so read the second book. I will never forhet i reading these books i started to have a passion to reading.
An interesting book. Apparently it is a book 2 of 2. I haven't read the first one ("No shame, No fear") but I found out that this one can stand on its own.
I actually liked this one better than it's prequel. An interesting look into the life of a quaker in the 1600's in London.
not as good as the first, but i found details of the plague and the great fire really interesting.
It was really good.Many details and many obsticles for these two( Will and Susanna)
What a great book. I read through this so quickly...it rarely left my hands. I have to say I like, 'No Shame, No Fear' better though, although the sequel was great too!
Not as good as the first one. But still very good.
This book is very challenging. It is about two young people, one raised Quaker the other converted, in 17th-century England. I never knew about the suffering of the Quakers. They were very much persecuted. Add to religious persecution the plague, and you're ready for a happy ending.
kind of boring...and the language was confusing
Loved the style of this book
This is a sequel to "No Shame, No Fear," about Quaker life in England in the 1660s. They both focus on two young people in love - in this book, Will turns 21, and Susanna is 19. This is set mainly in London during the time of the plague and the great fire. I have thoroughly enjoyed these books - they really flesh out what it was like to be a Friend in that time and place.
Very glad to have this sequel, and learn what happened next for Will and Su during the Great Fire of 1666. What's next? Will they travel to America as some of there other Quaker Friends have?
Great love story. Based losely about the quakers during the time of the great plague and fire in London.
The first one was better, but this was still enjoyable.
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