The Last Runaway
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New York Times bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring and At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past in The Last Runaway , bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement. Honor Bright, a modest English Quaker, moves to Ohio in 1850--only to find herself alienated and alone in a strange land. Sick from the moment she leaves England, and fleeing personal disappointment, she is forced by family tragedy to rely on strangers in a harsh, unfamiliar landscape. Nineteenth-century America is practical, precarious, and unsentimental, and scarred by the continuing injustice of slavery. In her new home Honor discovers that principles count for little, even within a religious community meant to be committed to human equality. However, Honor is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape to freedom, where she befriends two surprising women who embody the remarkable power of defiance. Eventually she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal costs.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:014218036X
ISBN13:9780142180365
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:Penguin Books
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.59 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 7.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Runaway
Published by CSalmon , 1 year ago
mmigrant who ends up as part of the Underground Railroad. Loved the quilting references, insight into Quaker faith and runaway slaves, as well as immigration. Always great writing from TC. SPOILER: The only doubt I had was whether Honor really would have gave away her honor in a cornfield out of wedlock.
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