When Andrea Sarginson began writing Man of Glass, she couldn’t have imagined that 671 years after the setting of her story today’s events worldwide would be so directly connecting the reader to many elements of the story of apprentice glazier Amalric and his family and community.
Amalric’s village has so far escaped the ravages of the Black Death, then known as ‘the pestilence’, but Amalric fears its arrival. When his father Elias is summoned to Meaux Abbey to discuss the installation of new stained glass windows there it seems like a grand opportunity, but hopes of a bright future become a desperate struggle for survival – and not just from the plague.
This is a gripping read, full of detail about stained glass creation and mediaeval rural life. Although fiction, it includes a number of real life places, buildings, and events, clearly identified in interesting footnotes throughout. The fictional village feels like a real place however, as it and its residents are so well portrayed. The story is graphically told yet despite the horrors of the Black Death we still see hope, love and Amalric’s desire to create something new with his designs. I hope we hear more about Amalric, but I also hope we hear more from Andrea Sarginson, who is a bright new addition to Christian fiction.
9781912726189, Instant Apostle, Published February 2020 (UK).
For transparency, I work with Instant Apostle but I was not required to write any specific or favourable review. All views herein are my own. 
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