When anna butterfield’s mother dies, she’s sent to live with her uncle, a silk merchant in london, to make a good match and provide for her father and sister. There, she meets henri, a french immigrant and apprentice hoping to become a master weaver. But henri, born into a lower class, becomes embroiled in the silk riots that break out as weavers protest for a fair wage. The hidden thread is a breathtaking novel about the intricate craft of silk and the heartbreak of forbidden love.
When anna butterfield’s mother dies, she’s sent to live with her uncle, a silk merchant in london, to make a good match and provide for her father and sister. There, she meets henri, a french immigrant and apprentice hoping to become a master weaver. But henri, born into a lower class, becomes embroiled in the silk riots that break out as weavers protest for a fair wage. The hidden thread is a breathtaking novel about the intricate craft of silk and the heartbreak of forbidden love.
