About the book:
Title: These Tangled Threads: A Novel of Biltmore
Author: Sarah Loudin Thomas
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
Seven years ago, a hidden betrayal scattered three young friends living in the shadow of Biltmore Estate. Now, when Biltmore Industries master weaver Lorna Blankenship is commissioned to create an original design for Cornelia Vanderbilt's 1924 wedding, she panics knowing she doesn't have the creativity needed. But there's an elusive artisan in the Blue Ridge Mountains who could save her--if only she can find her.
To track the mysterious weaver down, Lorna sees no other way but to seek out the relationships she abandoned in shame. As she pulls at each tangled thread from her old life, Lorna is forced to confront the wounds and regrets of long ago. She'll have to risk the job that shapes her identity as well as the hope of friendship--and love--restored.
In this seamlessly woven historical tale, award-winning Appalachian author Sarah Loudin Thomas delivers a poignant novel of friendship, artistry, restoration, and second chances.
To track the mysterious weaver down, Lorna sees no other way but to seek out the relationships she abandoned in shame. As she pulls at each tangled thread from her old life, Lorna is forced to confront the wounds and regrets of long ago. She'll have to risk the job that shapes her identity as well as the hope of friendship--and love--restored.
In this seamlessly woven historical tale, award-winning Appalachian author Sarah Loudin Thomas delivers a poignant novel of friendship, artistry, restoration, and second chances.
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My Thoughts:
This is the first book I've read of Ms. Thomas. I was interested in it because it was based on the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina.
The three main characters this book is based on Lorna, Arthur, and Gentry couldn't be more different. I found Lorna to be an entitled brat even at the end of the book, Arthur was gentle and kind regardless of what was thrown at him, and Gentry had a childlike innocence about her until the end. Gentry's sweetness is what kept me reading. Angus was a damaged soul who just needed to be loved.
Ms. Thomas did a good job of weaving in the spiritual element; she showed the undeserved forgiveness one of the characters received after the tangled web she created for herself. I can't say much more without giving things away.
Bottom Line: Sarah Loudin Thomas sweeps readers away to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina using all of the reader's senses. They can hear the music, feel the snow on their face, and see the beautiful carvings Arthur makes. Arthur, Gentry, and Angus were my favorite characters.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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