The visionist
By: Rachel Urquhart
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Charnwood
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781444823530
Subjects: Visionaries; Abused children; Brothers and sisters; Shakers; History; Fiction
Description: Massachusetts, 1842: Fifteen-year-old Polly Kimball sets fire to her family farm, killing her abusive father. With his fiery ghost at her heels, Polly and her young brother seek refuge in a nearby Shaker community, The City of Hope. Polly has much to hide from this mysterious society of believers, with the local fire inspector on her trail as well as the ever-present demons from her past. But when she is hailed as a 'Visionist', the first the community has known, she is subject to overwhelming scrutiny. Despite being fiercely protected by a young Shaker sister named Charity, a girl who has never known the outside world, Polly finds herself in danger from forces on both sides of the City's walls. And in a world where faith and fear co-exist, safety has a price ...
Notes: Adult.