Sourcebooks Publishers
RELEASE DATE: October 16th, 2012
Who would have known that in the 17th c. a sheer
piece of lace-delicate and intricately woven was preciously coveted, priceless
and forbidden by law and the French king himself? The Ruins of Lace is a novel based on all the
sacrifice, crimes, smuggling, corruption and the unimaginably wild extent that people went
to obtain even the smallest piece of this craft.
Written in the points of view of seven people whose lives enmeshed
each others’ all in the pursuit of their quest for lace: Alexandre would need to embezzle it to save
Lisette-who as a child innocently ruined a precious lace cuff from her now
horrid kidnapper, the Count of Montreau. The despicable Count of Montreau, demands the
lace as ransom as he also needs to ensure his inheritance. Katharina has been a lacemaker in a convent
for over twenty five years. Blind
and hunched she knows no other life but the lace that dances through her
fingers. Being blind and of little use, she now risks being thrown to the streets into prostitution. Her sister, Heilwich needs money to get
Katharine out of the convent before she meets her dreadful fate. Lace is what Heilwich needs to help smuggle
out in order to earn that money. Denis Boulanger was once a baker, then
patrol officer and now the king's soldier- his role is to stop the smugglers. And there is also Moncher, the hound used for
the trafficking of the lace. All will
somehow pass though a certain De Grote’s guile…
Admittedly, it was a bit confusing at the beginning to read
in all these different points of view- but the story was much too captivating
to put down. Iris Anthony, did a
fantastic job at fine-tuning the story in making the numerous characters have
lives and paths that begged me to read on.
I was particularly captivated by Katharine’s life and what it was like
for this woman who knew nothing else about the world, but lace. How could she
continue living this way- and she was blind?!
Intricate as lace itself, this story unwinds through a
series of events that lead to every character’s personal mission and quest to
resolving an almost insurmountable feat.
Mystery, murder, sacrifices and honor, The Ruins of Lace has opened up a
whole new world of questions regarding this subject in itself. 17th c. Lace: forbidden, unattainable, priceless, beautiful
and historical.
Very enjoyable!
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3 comments:
I can see why it could be confusing to read the different POVs. I'm kind of confused as you listed them, but intrigued too, because who would have thought this was the cost of lace?
Great review!
I agree at the beginning it was a little difficult to nail down all of the characters - however they really did envelope pretty much all of the aspects of lace at that time period. Great review - very enjoyable book.
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