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Rosetta is a runaway slave fueled by the passion and determination only a mother can feel. And she will risk everything for the promise of freedom.
In the perilous years before the Civil War, their fates will intertwine in an unforgettable journey—one of hardship and redemption that will take them from Virginia to Boston and back—an odyssey that will change them forever.
Michael C. White has written beautiful novels before, including the acclaimed A Dream of Wolves, yet none has prepared us for the sheer scope and drama of this new tale—a dazzling tapestry of imagination and character, atmosphere, and emotion. Poignant and utterly compelling, it is a story to be savored and remembered.
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Release date
September 24, 2007 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781400125210
- File size: 459467 KB
- Duration: 15:57:13
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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At the age of 17, Augustus Cain left his father's modest plantation, looking for adventure and purpose in the Mexican-American War. Years later, he's lost his idealism and the full use of his legs and gained an addiction to laudanum and gambling. He supports his addictions by using his uncanny tracking skills to hunt down runaway slaves and returning them to their masters. William Dufris narrates this sweeping story, giving even the most clichéd characters unique voices. He particularly embodies Cain's self-loathing. His last trip north leads him on a journey of self-discovery and redemption in the waning years of slavery, a practice that has cast a shadow on so much of our history. N.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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