Review: The Patchwork Years

The Patchwork Years by Linnou M

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I thoroughly enjoyed this family saga which is apparently based on fact but reads like a novel, starting in 1864 and ending in the 1960's, with the promise of more to come in Books 2 and 3.

The book begins with a bastard child from the "Lord of the Manor" being palmed off on the head-gardener who takes on the mother of the child as his wife and is rewarded with a cottage in the village. Physical characteristics give the game away and the whole village gossips about the true father of the child, making him something of an outsider / loner.

The feelings of being different, wanting something more and searching for the unknown continue through the book alongside a recurring theme of rejected children across the generations.

Covers a lot of history, personalities from the UK to Egypt, Singapore, Africa and back to the UK with Sarah, the central character carrying on the story into the 20th century.

A good read, may be factual, but also thoroughly enjoyable. I'm looking forward to Book 2.



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