Synopses & Reviews
After Phoebe and her three siblings lose their parents and baby brother in a tragic fire, they are sent to live with an intolerant aunt, who wants to send Phoebe to work in a mill. The four children run away to the one place that will unquestioningly shelter thema Shaker village. After a few years with the Shakers, Naomis sister is sure she belongs to the Community, but Naomi, now a gifted healer, hears a voice inside, saying, Its time for you to go. So she strikes off on her own. But there is something missing from her lifesomething that having a thriving vocation or even meeting the handsome Joseph Fairbanks doesnt satisfy. This is the story of a young womans quest for spiritual fulfillment in the raw and exciting world of America at the start of the 1800s. It is one you wont soon forget.
Review
An original, intelligent, thought-provoking first novel. (The Washington Post)