The last runaway

by Tracy Chevalier · 2013

In 1850 Ohio, modest English Quaker Honor Bright arrives seeking a fresh start, only to find herself isolated, ill, and thrust into a harsh, unfamiliar world. When family tragedy forces her to depend on strangers, she discovers a community that preaches equality yet often falls short of its ideals. Drawn into the secretive network of the Underground Railroad, Honor befriends two remarkable women whose courage reshapes her understanding of defiance and solidarity. As the stakes rise, she must choose whether to risk everything for the promise of freedom, confronting the brutal realities of slavery and the true cost of living by one’s convictions.