![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Chevalier’s eye for the telling detail brings it vividly to life. The last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier is a historical fiction that tells us the story of an English girl amist the mystery and wonders of America. Her research, as always, is meticulous and lightly worn. The last runaway Bookreader Item Preview. ‘Chevalier immerses herself in period and place. as a serious novel about a genuine moral dilemma, it is highly recommended’ THE INDEPENDENT ‘Her best since Girl With a Pearl Earring. Honor Bright deserves a sequel’ THE TIMES ‘Chevalier places her heroine at the heart, constructing a synergy between character and plot that makes this novel exquisitely complete. ‘By far her best book since Girl With A Pearl Earring if not better’ Amanda Craig Praise for The Last Runaway: ‘I have always admired Tracy Chevaliers un-showy brilliance, and this moving story of a young English Quaker girl trapped between duty and conscience in 1850s Ohio is the best thing shes written since Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Rose Tremain. ‘A brave, warm-hearted, moving book the characters are well-drawn and credible the local colour meticulously detailed’ Joanne Harris ![]() ![]() Chevalier handles the intersection of two stories – those of pioneering Quakers and escaping slaves – with verve, imagination and, above all, compassion’ Maggie O’Farrell ‘I have always admired Tracy Chevalier's un-showy brilliance, and this moving story of a young English Quaker girl trapped between duty and conscience in 1850s Ohio is the best thing she's written since Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Rose Tremain ![]()
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