Critical Praise

"A remarkable act of fictional biography!"

——Diana Gabaldon, author of The Fiery Cross

"[A] courageous and beautiful book."

——The Washington Post

"[A] passionate, moving novel that explores the place where American history intersects with the human heart."

——Charles Johnson

"Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes takes us someplace we never knew existed. With insight and depth we get into the lives of these three historical people, Douglass, Douglass, and Assing, only to realize that they are as contemporary as we are. Well done!"

——Whoopi Goldberg