Hannah Sunderland felt content in her embrace of the
Quaker faith until her twin brother ran off and joined
the army and ended up captured and in jail. Suddenly
Hannah’s world turns on end. She longs to bring her
brother some measure of comfort in the squalid, frigid
prison where he remains. But the Quakers believe they
are not to take sides, not to take up arms. Can she sit
by and do nothing while he suffers?
Jeremiah Jones has an enormous task before him.
Responsibility for a spy ring is now his, and he
desperately needs access to the men in prison, whom they
are seeking to free. A possible solution is to garner a
pass for Hannah. But while she is fine to the eye, she
holds only disdain for him—and agreeing would mean
disobeying those she loves and abandoning a bedrock of
her faith.
With skill and sensitivity, Mitchell tells a story of
two unlikely heroes seeking God’s voice, finding the
courage to act, and discovering the powerful embrace of
love.