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By Stephen Brown

An action-filled chronicle of a courageous slave woman’s grueling odyssey as she seeks freedom within the north. Rachel, empowered by way of the spirit of her grandmother and knowing that the Emancipation Proclamation doesn’t unfastened her, makes a decision to make a daring break out from Kentucky to freedom whilst the “Promise Moon” appears to be like. while her husband is reluctant to hitch her, she takes their child and leaves on her personal. She evades bloodhounds and bounty-hunters, gets support from unforeseen locations and survives, yet learns that the price of freedom is usually greater than someone is prepared to pay. whereas she struggles to heal herself, she turns into a Civil conflict battlefield nurse with a view to support others. Joe, her husband, learns tips on how to be his personal guy rather than one other man’s estate. He starts off to imagine for himself and realizes that being denied an schooling isn't any excuse for ultimate ignorant. Their tales are a testomony to the resilient strength of desire and courage.

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