Newton & Polly by Jody Hedlund Book Review
Books pass the time when I'm at the doctors' offices, so I thought I would put some book reviews on here. I got my hands on Jody Hedlund's book Newton & Polly. I was drawn to her book because of the cover and description. This is a typical historical faith romance. A boy meets girl, but boy or girl has to fight to be together, usually because of re ligious views and financial class. Newton & Polly reminds me a lot of West Side Story and even Romeo and Juliet . John Newton, a sailor, who sails the sea just living life because he has to. His father finds him jobs but he tends to screw them up. One day, Newton meets a beautiful dashing woman, but is faced with the reality of her being of wealthy class and he isn’t. She falls madly in love with him, but her father says, "no". Newton won't take "no" for an answer. Polly's father will do whatever he can to make sure Newton, the bad boy, will stay clear awa
