Samuels an educated boy. Been taught by a priest. He was never supposed to be a slave. Hes a good boy too, thought- ful and kind. The type of boy whod take the blame for something he didnt do, if it meant he could save his brother.

So now they dont call him Samuel anymore. And the sound of guns is getting ever closer . . . Jon Walters second novel is a beautiful and moving story about the power of belief and the strength of the human spirit, set against the terrifying backdrop of the American Civil War.