Passages of Hope
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Discover the Story Behind a Secret Passageway
Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.
Gracie Kingston begins renovations on the Philadelphia house inherited from her grandmother and finds a secret room. It is connected to a house nearby, the home of William Still, the man known as the father of the Underground Railroad. As she researches, she discovers a mystery in her house’s ownership. In 1855, Olivia Kingston helps a mother and her young child by hiding them in a secret room in her home. As she helps, she learns that there may be an impostor conductor in their community. As Gracie’s and Olivia’s stories intertwine, they learn the meaning of sacrifice and love.
Don’t miss other great books in the Doors to the Past series:
The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman
Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham
Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse
Undercurrent of Secrets by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Behind Love's Wall by Carrie Fancett Pagels
High-Wire Heartbreak by Anna Schmidt
Love's Fortress by Jennifer Uhlarik
A Promise Engraved by Liz Tolsma
Laura's Shadow by Allison Pittman
Passages of Hope by Terri Haynes
In Spotlight and Shadow by Rachel Scott McDaniel
The Keys to Gramercy Park by Candice Sue Patterson
Customer Reviews
Beautifully woven dual-timeline
You know you have a good book, when you continue to read it even when the power goes out. This story starts way back in 1855, but it really started much earlier than that. Slavery had been around for many years and those who were unwilling to live like that had been trying to escape since it all began. Whether it was safe or not, there were those who were willing to help the ones that craved freedom and the Underground Railroad was born. With multiple stationmasters, like Olivia, many reached their promised land.
Gracie has inherited an older house from her Gran that passed away. As many of these older houses had been sold and torn down in Philadelphia she was very fortunate to have this one bequeathed to her. What she learned as she researched the history of her home brought her family and forgiveness and perhaps even the freedom that so many had found passing through this house.
The amount of historical detail alone, makes this novel one that is not to be missed. I received it through Barbour Publishing and NetGalley. These thoughts are my own and were in no way solicited.