Vândut de elefant.ro
A mystical vision of an airship appears to fifteen-year-old Juanita. The ethereal captain commands her to prevent Californias thrown-away people--including young children--from boarding trains to an asylum. That institutions director plots murder to reduce the inmate population. Yet to save innocent lives Juanita must take lives of the corrupt. How can she reconcile her assignment with her belief in the sacredness of all human life? And will she survive to marry her betrothed? Juanita sets out despite inner trepidation to sabotage the railroad. Her ancestor Billy guides her. Then bit by bit, she discovers the gut-wrenching truths all of her ancestors neglected to reveal. Come visit Juanitas world--an alternate nineteenth-century California--where spirits meet steampunk, where both love and anger emanate from beyond the grave.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Sand Hill Review Press
