Seven year old Alice comes to Pre-Revolutionary America with her family and is unfortunate enough to end up an indentured servant. Life is good for Alice in her masters home until things get very bad very quickly. Alice realizes that the people she has trusted for most of her life will do nothing to help her. To treat a servant kindly is one thing but to cross another of one's own status for the sake of a servant is quite another. Alice must depend on only herself to escape abuse and bondage. Alice's journey is fascinating and heart rending.
I am not an expert on Colonial America so I can not vouch for the accuracy of the book but I can say I loved the writing style and of course the story. Well written and lovely. I believe I will be reading more from this time period due to this book.
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