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  • What a great historical fiction/romance! I enjoyed getting to know both the main characters. Turnbull uses alternating to chapters to shift the narrator's voice. One chapter is told from the perspective of Will, the young man, and Sarah, the young Quaker woman. It was very interesting to peek into t ... Continue

    What a great historical fiction/romance! I enjoyed getting to know both the main characters. Turnbull uses alternating to chapters to shift the narrator's voice. One chapter is told from the perspective of Will, the young man, and Sarah, the young Quaker woman. It was very interesting to peek into that time period in England's history. I wonder if paralells could be drawn between religious persecution of that time to some of the religious persecution of our time. Hmmmm, maybe a discussion starter.

    

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A young Quaker girl and the son of a wealthy merchant face intolerance and persecution in this gripping historical novel that evokes the passion and idealism of young love.

"Don't cry. We won't be parted. I promise."

It is 1662, and England is reeling from the aftereffects of civil war, with its clashes of faith and culture. Susanna, a young Quaker girl, leaves her family to become a servant in town. Seventeen-year-old Will returns home after completing his studies to begin an apprenticeship arranged by his wealthy father. Susanna and Will meet and fall in love, but can their bond survive — no matter what? Theirs is a story that speaks across the centuries, telling of love and the fight to stay true to what is most important, in spite of parents, society, and even the law.

• EnglandQuakersYALSA BBYA 2005fictionhistorical fictionreadromanceyoung adultborrowed