Hetty Wesley

"Hetty Wesley" by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a historical fiction piece that follows the Wesley family in the 1700s, zooming in on Hetty's life with her brothers and sisters. The story presents a world of striving, family ties, and what society expects from people, all painted against the backdrop of England in the early 1700s. It kicks off by showing Samuel Annesley readying to head back to England from India, moves to a scuffle involving Charles Wesley at school, and lands on Hetty and her sisters, whose smarts and looks open and close doors for them. Family drama sits alongside what each person wants out of life and how they buck against the rules of the time, promising a read full of different angles and engaging explorations.