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The Last Runaway: A Captivating Historical Novel of a Quaker Woman in 1850s America - Softcover

Chevalier, Tracy

 
9780007350353: The Last Runaway: A Captivating Historical Novel of a Quaker Woman in 1850s America

Synopsis

‘Addictively compelling’ The Times

‘A joy to read’ Maggie O’Farrell

Honor Bright is a sheltered Quaker who has rarely ventured out of 1850s Dorset when she impulsively emigrates to America. Opposed to the slavery that defines and divides the country, she finds her principles tested to the limit when a runaway slave appears at the farm of her new family. In this tough, unsentimental place, where whisky bottles sit alongside quilts, Honor befriends two spirited women who will teach her how to turn ideas into action.

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About the Author

Tracy Chevalier is the author of eleven novels, including A Single Thread, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and been made into a film, a play and an opera. Born in Washington DC, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1986. She and her husband divide their time between London and Dorset.

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