Shadows in the Glasshouse

It's common knowledge that Blacks were taken from their countries, shackled and brought to the U.S. to be sold as slaves. It's not so common knowledge that even some whites were taken against their will, brought to the U.S., and forced to work for businessmen here as indentured servants. Some came voluntarily, of course, but some were taken right off the streets and such is the case with Meredith Shipman who is taken to the Jamestown colony and put to work in a glass-making establishment.

There's no choice for her, of course, since there is no where to escape to, most of the area being wilderness, still populated by Native Americans. Fortunately for her it turns out that making glass is something she finds interesting and she's able to adapt to her forced situation.

What is not fortunate, though, is that someone is sabotaging the glass-house, messing with the ovens and even breaking pieces of completed glass. Meredith ends up in prison after she confesses to breaking the glass on purpose even though she didn't; she's trying to protect someone else. She gets out, finally, and is able to find out just who has been doing the sabotage and it turns out not to be any of the people she originally thought.

As always, there's an historical section added. The book is interesting and another good one in the series.

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