An Ohio teenager abandons family and home to bring an escaped
slave's baby to freedom in this handwringer - told in letters and
diary entries - from Ayres (Family Tree, 1997, etc.). Lucinda and
her parents have run a stop on the Underground Railroad for years.
When a large group of escapees in the care of solitary neighbor
Aurelia Mercer moves on, they leave behind Cass, an ill, pregnant
teenager. Isolated with the two women both by weather and fear of
slave-catchers, Lucinda fills uneventful weeks penning notes to
family and friends, and fretting tediously over two suitors - one
solid and stuffy, the other a dashing Quaker. In the meantime, she
teaches Cass to read and write, and absorbs ideas about female
independence from Aurelia. Cass dies shortly after giving birth;
Lucinda's attempt to carry the baby to Canada goes awry when she's
recognized. She passes herself off as the mother, buying herself
time to slip away, but making it impossible for her to return.
After her spun-out romantic quandary and superficial musings on
various topics, this is a bombshell. Her previously expressed
inclination toward leaving home and her firm belief that her Quaker
swain will follow make weak justification for the ease with which
she accepts the prospects of this life-altering decision. With such
shaky internal logic, the story collapses under its own weight.
(Kirkus Reviews)
It's 1851 and Lucy Spencer's family is keeping a secret. Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and places that helps fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Lucy believes in what she and her family do to help the fugitives, even if it means putting herself in danger.
So Lucy doesn't hesitate when she is asked to stay with the Widow Aurelia Mercer and help her with a family of runaway slaves hiding in her attic. And she learns so much from her experience--about growing up, love, and standing on her own. But what will Lucy do when she is asked to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave all she loves behind?
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