Freedom's Song
Author: Sawyer, Kim Vogel
ISBN: 9780525653707
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 Nov 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A famous riverboat singer poses as a slave owner in order to lead runaway slaves to freedom and save her own life in this powerful novel from the bestselling author of i>The Librarian of Boone's Hollow/i>.BR>BR>b>Her voice made her a riverboat's darling-and its prisoner. Now she's singing her way to freedom in this powerful novel from the bestselling author of i>The Librarian of Boone's Hollow/i>./b>br>br>b>" An enjoyable faith-filled adventure . . .Sawyer's episodic narrative and rich assortment of characters fighting for freedom provide the story with many twists and unexpected side-plots."-i>Publishers Weekly/i>/b>br>br>Indentured servant Fanny Beck has been forced to sing for riverboat passengers since she was a girl. All she wants is to live a quiet, humble life with her family as soon as her seven-year contract is over. So when she discovers that the captain has no intention of releasing her, she seizes a sudden opportunity to escape-an impulse that leads Fanny to a group of enslaved people who are on their own dangerous quest for liberty. . . .br>br>Widower Walter Kuhn is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to his farm and young daughter, and now his mail-order bride hasn't arrived. Could a beautiful stranger seeking work be the answer to his prayers? . . . br> br>After the star performer of the i>River Peacock/i> is presumed drowned, Sloan Kirkpatrick, the riverboat's captain, sets off to find her replacement. However, his journey will bring him face to face with his own past-and a deeper understanding of what it truly means to be free. . . .br>br>Uplifting, inspiring, and grounded in biblical truth, i>Freedom's Song/i> is a story for every reader who has longed for physical, emotional, or spiritual delivery.
ISBN: 9780525653707
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 Nov 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A famous riverboat singer poses as a slave owner in order to lead runaway slaves to freedom and save her own life in this powerful novel from the bestselling author of i>The Librarian of Boone's Hollow/i>.BR>BR>b>Her voice made her a riverboat's darling-and its prisoner. Now she's singing her way to freedom in this powerful novel from the bestselling author of i>The Librarian of Boone's Hollow/i>./b>br>br>b>" An enjoyable faith-filled adventure . . .Sawyer's episodic narrative and rich assortment of characters fighting for freedom provide the story with many twists and unexpected side-plots."-i>Publishers Weekly/i>/b>br>br>Indentured servant Fanny Beck has been forced to sing for riverboat passengers since she was a girl. All she wants is to live a quiet, humble life with her family as soon as her seven-year contract is over. So when she discovers that the captain has no intention of releasing her, she seizes a sudden opportunity to escape-an impulse that leads Fanny to a group of enslaved people who are on their own dangerous quest for liberty. . . .br>br>Widower Walter Kuhn is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to his farm and young daughter, and now his mail-order bride hasn't arrived. Could a beautiful stranger seeking work be the answer to his prayers? . . . br> br>After the star performer of the i>River Peacock/i> is presumed drowned, Sloan Kirkpatrick, the riverboat's captain, sets off to find her replacement. However, his journey will bring him face to face with his own past-and a deeper understanding of what it truly means to be free. . . .br>br>Uplifting, inspiring, and grounded in biblical truth, i>Freedom's Song/i> is a story for every reader who has longed for physical, emotional, or spiritual delivery.
