She had not spoken a word of what she'd seen exactly, only the feel of it and whatever meaning she'd gleaned. ... I cut out a picture of Ted Williams from some old book and taped it where the handle flares to the barrel.
Steal Away Home is a new kind of book based on historical research, which tells a previously untold story set in the 1800s of the relationship between an African-American missionary and one of the greatest preachers to ever live.
Steal Away Home is a new kind of book focusing on a little known story about the epic friendship between the famous English preacher Charles Spurgeon and a former slave turned preacher Thomas Johnson.
The young woman whose remains Dana discovered was Lizbet Charles, a conductor and former slave. As the scene shifts between Dana’s world and 1856, the story of the families that lived in the house unfolds.
Her evocative descriptions of landscapes and cityscapes capture the various times and places of Cecelia’s story.” —Winnipeg Free Press In this compelling work of narrative non-fiction, Governor General’s Award winner Karolyn Smardz ...