First published 2013
Quaker Honor Bright flees England for 1850s Ohio, but tragedy leaves her alone. Torn between her faith's principles and the harsh Fugitive Slave Act, Honor must decide: will she risk everything to hide runaways from ruthless hunters? At the heart of this vivid, suspenseful story is Honor's inner conflict - how far will she go to uphold her beliefs in the face of impossible choices?
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, impossible-choices
Setting: England, Ohio
Period: 1850s
320 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: slavery