Not usually being a reader of historical fiction, I must say this is the best work in that genre I have ever read. With the “Author’s Note” at the end to explain the bit of fictional license taken, I was completely captivated by the story of Harriet Tubman and her numerous feats of derring-do.
Since grade school social studies, I’ve known of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, but I was unaware of how much more she did to correct the wrongs of the Civil War and pre-Civil War era.
The epigrams that start each chapter were even enlightening, and the fictional relationship added between Samuel Heyward and Ms. Tubman added
a nice plot interest.
Well done, Elizabeth Cobbs! It pleases me to be writing this on International Women’s Day.
Since grade school social studies, I’ve known of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, but I was unaware of how much more she did to correct the wrongs of the Civil War and pre-Civil War era.
The epigrams that start each chapter were even enlightening, and the fictional relationship added between Samuel Heyward and Ms. Tubman added
a nice plot interest.
Well done, Elizabeth Cobbs! It pleases me to be writing this on International Women’s Day.