{"product_id":"the-last-runaway-paperback","title":"The Last Runaway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGirl With a Pearl Earring \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e At the Edge of the Orchard \u003c\/i\u003eTracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Runaway\u003c\/i\u003e, bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonor Bright, a modest English Quaker, moves to Ohio in 1850--only to find herself alienated and alone in a strange land. Sick from the moment she leaves England, and fleeing personal disappointment, she is forced by family tragedy to rely on strangers in a harsh, unfamiliar landscape. Nineteenth-century America is practical, precarious, and unsentimental, and scarred by the continuing injustice of slavery. In her new home Honor discovers that principles count for little, even within a religious community meant to be committed to human equality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, Honor is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape to freedom, where she befriends two surprising women who embody the remarkable power of defiance. Eventually she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal costs.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy Chevalier was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She lives in London with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.94 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253285601529,"sku":"9780142180365","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a3QzaTRFdEdnOHhXVnBxNEU1MER5QT09.webp?v=1768699973","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-last-runaway-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}