Win a hardcover copy of The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier! Please leave a comment below, and we’ll draw a name at random (Open to legal residents of Canada and the US, 18 years or older. Contest ends 15 February 2016 at 11:59 pm EST). From the book jacket: Ohio 1850. For a modest English Quaker stranded far from home, life is a trial. Untethered from the moment she leaves England,…
Tag: underground railroad
Fun Facts
Continue Reading
Did you know that Louisa May Alcott was addicted to opium?
She began using morphine to ease the after-effects of typhoid fever contracted while working as a nurse during the Civil War. The illness was at the time treated with mercury, which caused pain, weakness and hallucinations to the patients. In addition, Louisa May Alcott sometimes suffered from deep depression. In fact, she might even have been bipolar. Other interesting facts about the author: Her parents supported the abolition of slavery…
Review
Continue Reading
The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy
It is 1859 in North Elba, NY, and John Brown is actively helping slaves escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. His daughter, Sarah, has just learnt that she can’t have children after a recent bout of dysentery, and she is more determined than ever to help her father, using her artistic abilities to draw maps to show slaves the way to safety. In a parallel story, in the summer…
Guest Post
Continue Reading
Strong Female Characters
The following is a guest post by Steven Donahue, author of Where Freedom Rings. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. I love strong women. That is why I feature brave, daring women in most of my books. From Amanda Rio’s struggle with an abusive husband (Amanda Rio), to Karen Thorn’s hunt for a serial killer (The Manila Strangler),…