num_pages: 336
description: Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of 1833 Adria Starr was cared for by a slave named Louis a man who stayed in Springfield Kentucky when anyone with means had fled. A man who passed up the opportunity to escape his bondage and instead tended to the sick and buried the dead. A man who twelve years later is being sold by his owners despite his heroic actions. Now nineteen Adria has never forgotten what Louis did for her. She's determined to find a way to buy Louis's freedom. But in 1840s Kentucky she'll face an uphill battle.Based partly on a true story Ann H. Gabhart's latest historical novel is a tour de force. The vividly rendered town of Springfield and its citizens immerse readers in a story of courage betrayal and honor that will stick with them long after they turn the last page.
language: English
title: River to Redemption
publisher: Revell