Well, I
would say this book is a good place to start.
Other than Nathanael Greene, the “Fighting Quaker” of the Revolutionary
War, I really don’t know anything about the Society of Friends. In fact, I was confusing the little I
remember from school with the little I knew about another group, the Shakers. By the way, there seems to be a pretty big
difference. While not an in depth study,
you will get a good idea of how the Friends worshiped and lived their lives.
Friend
Hannah Sunderland is a good Quaker girl whose twin brother is in prison after
being captured with the Colonial rebel army by the British. Hannah is forbidden to visit him since his
imprisonment is seen as punishment by God for joining the rebellion. Hannah struggles with the faith she has grown
up with. Is the Meeting truly obeying
God’s Voice or are they just setting rules to follow.
Jeremiah
Jones has been nursing a grudge against the British since an ill-fated battle
in the French and Indian War. He now
spies for the Colonial Army with the specific mission of helping the Colonial
Rebels escape from prison. Jeremiah
needs Hannah to help him accomplish his plans and vice versa, but Jeremiah is
not sure he can do anything with a pseudo-spy who will not compromise her
principles.
It took me a
couple of chapters to get into the story, mainly because it is told in the
first-person narrative, which is not my favorite, with each chapter being told
by either Hannah or Jeremiah. Once I got
into it, I thought the story was engaging and I really wanted to know how it
was going to end. Hannah and Jeremiah
both have to struggle with the right thing to do, and to do it in the right way—or
at least as right as can be when you are spying and rebelling against the
established authority!
For more information about this book and to read an excerpt click here or the title above!
I received this
book free of charge from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review.
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