Customer Reviews

High Street

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I read Salem Street three times waiting to get my hands on High Street. I can't wait to read Ridge Hill. Anna Jacobs brings her characters to life and you laugh, cry, and worry right along with Annie Gibson.

This book was great...better than Salem Street. Annie's character comes alive and you feel her pain and triumps right along with her. Easy reading with a little, classic romance. I hope to find the next in the series, Ridge Hill.

"Salem Street is Book One of the Gibson Family Saga, a five part saga, set in the nineteenth century in industrial Lancashire, UK. Each book is complete in itself, but follows the lives of the same family.", from Anna's web sight http://www.annajacobs.com. So, this is a five part Saga, not a trilogy! I loved the first three books but can not get the last two. I guess US citizens will have to buy from the UK!

I had read "Salem Street" by this author and wanted to read more about Annie Gibson's life and trials. It is set in the 1840's in England and describes life as it was then. I look forward to getting the next book in the series by Anna Jacobs.

Annie ( could she be an ancestor of the author?) is resourceful, intelligent, full of common sense and courage. She faces many difficult situations living in Bilsden, a rough factory town, but is ever the survivor and most stable member of her family and neighborhood. She works long, hard hours to better herself and shows the reader how a resourceful young lady can rise above extremely difficult circumstances. I highly recommend this book, and can't wait to read the next one in the 5-part saga.

This book was great...better than Salem Street. Annie's character comes alive and you feel her pain and triumps right along with her. Easy reading with a little, classic romance. I hope to find the next in the series, Ridge Hill.

My dad read the 1st of this series in a reader's digest and then ordered the rest of the books from amazon. He is enjoying these books and recommends them to anyone.