The year is 1850. The Revolutionary War has long since come to an
end and the industrial revolution is beginning to build steam,
overturning the old ways of home and hearth as it gains momentum.
In a desperate hour, in the back alleys of Boston, a group of
twelve castoff children come together to care for each other.
Plagued by the unanswered questions surrounding their past and
grief for loved ones lost, the children attempt to come to terms
with the bitter truths that have defined their life thus far.
Feeling forsaken, faced with prejudice, hostile gangs and in the
hardest winter on record, the children find themselves on the
ragged edge. Until a series of mysterious events begin taking
place, making them feel that they are not as alone and helpless as
they might have thought. Separated from his friends during a week
of successive blizzards, Joseph-the fourteen-year-old boy at the
head of this family of outcasts-becomes snowbound in a condemned
building while searching for one missing among their number. It is
during his days beset in the basement of this building that
Joseph-starved and feverish-experiences a vision of another life
lived upon a rolling green land, spurring him to do something he
has not done in a long time: believe that life can be more than
mere survival. These surreal events culminating in the arrival of a
good-hearted stranger who, while wounded himself by injustice and
loss, brings renewed hope to these children who have dreamed of
being loved.
General
| Imprint: |
Homebound Publications
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2016 |
| Authors: |
L. M. Browning
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 139 x 139mm (L x W x H) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
380 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-938846-98-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-938846-98-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781938846984 |
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