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'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock

In a nation divided by prejudice, everyone must take a side.

When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio, she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river. Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles in to life among the colourful troupe of actors. She finds friends, and possibly the promise of more ...

But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger.

For the sake of a debt that must be repaid, May is compelled to transport secret passengers, under cover of darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad.

But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dear to her.

And to save the lives of others, she must risk her own ...


A gloriously involving and powerful read for fans of Gone With The Wind and Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway

The Floating Theatre: This captivating tale of courage and redemption will sweep you away

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'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockIn a nation divided by prejudice, everyone must take... Read more

    Publisher: Zaffre
    Publication Date: 15/06/2017
    ISBN13: 9781785762901, 978-1785762901
    ISBN10: 1785762907

    Number of Pages: 352

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock

    In a nation divided by prejudice, everyone must take a side.

    When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio, she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river. Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles in to life among the colourful troupe of actors. She finds friends, and possibly the promise of more ...

    But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger.

    For the sake of a debt that must be repaid, May is compelled to transport secret passengers, under cover of darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad.

    But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dear to her.

    And to save the lives of others, she must risk her own ...


    A gloriously involving and powerful read for fans of Gone With The Wind and Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway

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