Freedom Dues - by Indra Zuno (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In 1729 an Ulster-Scot youth sells his freedom in exchange for passage from Ireland to Philadelphia. A London orphan pickpocket girl is sold as a servant in Maryland. Their paths cross and together they struggle to earn their freedom. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Recipient of the 2021 Gold IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Historical Fiction category. </p><p>1729: Blair Eakins is a fifteen-year-old Ulster-Scot living in Ireland under the crushing weight of famine, poverty, and prejudice against his people. In search of a better future for himself and his beloved, he pays for passage to the American colonies the only way he can: he commits himself as an indentured servant for a term of four years, having no idea what he's in for. His rough ocean crossing is ony the beginning of a new life of hardships in Philadelphia. In Lodon, ten-year-old orphan pickpocket Mallie Ambrose is arrested for stealing a handkerchief. After experiencing the horror of Newgate prison, she is sentenced to Transportation; bound into indentured servitude and exiled to the American colonies. Once in Maryland, she is sold to a tyrannical tobacco planter for seven years. As Blair and Mallie each endure hellish conditions, their paths eventually cross when they are acquired by the same owner. After Blair steps in to defend Mallie from their cruel master, the two escape and head west, finding unlikely allies among the Delaware Indians. But as fugitive without rights, they live in constant fear of capture.Indra Zuno vividly portrays the terror and injustice of indentured servitude in pre-Revolutionary War America while championing the indomitable spirits of two strong survivors who struggle against monumental odds to find the freedom to love each other and control their own destiny.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Zuno's novel is a splendid historical epic with complex characters and richly drawn settings. The nuanced, well-developed narrative spans nearly a decade as it follows Mallie's and Blair's journeys to America and the difficult circumstances of their lives as indentured servants. KIRKUS.</p><p>Zuno's enticing saga strikes an even balance between informative narrative and textured dialogue and even includes a sprinkling of humor...well-crafted blend of research, characterization, and moving story progression...BLUEINK. </p><p> </p><br>
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