LAST RUNAWAY, THE

The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Honor Bright is a sheltered Quaker who has rarely ventured out of 1850s Dorset
when she impulsively emigrates to America. Opposed to the slavery that defines a
nd divides the country, she finds her principles tested to the limit when a runa
way slave appears at the farm of her new family.



In this tough, unsentimental
place, where whisky bottles sit alongside quilts, Honor befriends two spirited
women who will teach her how to turn ideas into actions.