![]() ![]() Download the entire issue for the Kindle or Nook. This article was originally published in the October 2016 issue of BookPage. Filled with the horrors of slavery, the heartbreak of war, the compassion of forgiveness and even a touch of love, Ashes draws the reader deep into the lives of those who watched their owners and masters fight for freedom, even as they themselves were not free. For those who have, it is a satisfying finale. Though it’s the final book in a trilogy, Ashes is accessible for readers who have not yet heard Isabel and Curzon’s story. ![]() Ruth, Isabel, Curzon and Aberdeen (a friend and companion of Ruth’s) begin the trip back north toward freedom, but this journey, in the middle of the Revolution and veering directly into the center of the Battle of Yorktown, is not simple for anyone. Ruth is scared and angry, plagued by seizures and distrustful of Isabel. Finding Ruth, however, may not give Isabel the family she imagines. Isabel is heading back south with Curzon to find Ruth, her sister who was taken from her as an infant and sold. Ashes, the thrilling and long-awaited conclusion to Laurie Halse Anderson’s award-winning Seeds of America trilogy, continues the story of Isabel and Curzon, who have been thrust into the middle of the American Revolution. ![]() As one hopeful event occurs, painful ones follow. Isabel’s life is filled with contradictions. Ashes is a great story with suspense, twists, turns, betrayals, discoveries, sacrifices, and love. War, death, slavery patience, freedom, dreams. And up to 20 of the Patriot soldiers in our Revolutionary War were blacks But the History is the bonus. ![]()
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