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The Last Runaway
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Laurel Lefkow reads the stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring
When modest Quaker Honor Bright sails from Bristol with her sister, she is fleeing heartache for a new life in America, far from home. But tragedy leaves her alone and vulnerable, torn between two worlds and dependent on the kindness of strangers. Life in 1850s Ohio is precarious and unsentimental. The sun is too hot, the thunderstorms too violent, the snow too deep. The roads are spattered with mud and spit. The woods are home to skunks and porcupines and raccoons. They also shelter slaves escaping north to freedom.
Should Honor hide runaways from the ruthless men who hunt them down? The Quaker community she has joined may oppose slavery in principle, but does it have the courage to help her defy the law? Set in the tangled forests and sunlit cornfields of Ohio, Tracy Chevalier's vivid novel is the story of bad men and spirited women, surprising marriages and unlikely friendships, and the remarkable power of defiance.
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- Paddington
- 24-07-2018
Remarkable story
So glad I listened to this book. Historically very interesting about the adaptation a young English girl was faced with as she made a new life in the USA and her involvement helping runaway slaves to escape. To a quilter like me who quilted while I listened it had a special charm as Honor the main character mentions the quilts she works on and the significance of quilts in her life during the 1800’s.
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- Louise Roetman
- 01-10-2024
Wonderful story again from Tracy Chevalier
This is a very moving story wonderfully narrated, you'll feel like you actually know the characters in real life. Highly recommend!!
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