Author’s new book “Leeds Point” receives a warm literary welcome

USA, November 10, 2026 — Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Historical – Event/Era book “Leeds Point” by Cindy Ellen Hill, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1066688419.

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“Reviewed By Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite

In Cindy Ellen Hill’s Leeds Point, Englishwoman Esther Waters arrives in colonial West Jersey in 1702, expecting to start married life with sea captain Edmund Talmedge. He soon sails away, leaving her in a solitary fishing shack amid tidal marshes where finding food becomes a daily undertaking. Drawing on skills learned from her father, Esther begins discovering the inhabitants of this unfamiliar coast, including Daniel Leeds, a Quaker landowner determined to reshape the wetlands, followed by Welania, a hunter from the region’s Indigenous Lenape community. Her journeys beyond the cabin bring her into the company of people seeking refuge along the bay, where unsettling discoveries cast fresh doubt on her husband’s promises. With old stories of dangerous creatures becoming alarmingly real, Esther must decide how to protect herself from the threats closing around her.

Cindy Ellen Hill’s Leeds Point takes a moment to get into because it’s a historical novel in verse, but after a few pages, I was completely steeped in eighteenth-century American history. The author does a fantastic job of giving the story its rhythm through sonnets, while showing Esther’s changing understanding of the world around her. I think the ancillary characters are uniquely fleshed out, and I love Hannah Fearson, a blind widow whose fierce sense of justice is beautifully portrayed. That spirit is on display when she confronts a Royal Navy admiral over legal boundaries. Where the writing shines brightest is in its ingenious use of animal witnesses, whose observations bring an unexpected perspective to human affairs. These include pigeons perched in the belfry of Burlington’s statehouse, watching a merchant’s agent hurry toward the land registry. Well written and singular in every way, this is the perfect read for those who adore historical fiction, verse, and folklore.”

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