A gripping, soaring and redemptive novel of a mother''s determination to put the fragments of her family back together.
''A strong and beautiful novel that stares into the face of brutality and the heart of love'' Jeanette Winterson
''Magnificent and epic. A story about love and the power it brings us'' '' Frank Cottrell-Boyce
''A powerful story, beautifully told'' Jessica Moor
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We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips.
Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy.
These are the names of her children. The five who were sold to other plantations. The faces who live in Rachel''s mind.
It''s 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel, freedom lies in finding her children.
With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps mov
