This book is set in England at the end of the 18th century. The main character Emmie Hesket is at the moment in her life when she is treated as a child but expected to act like a lady. When she is young her mother warned her "We women can long for freedom and justice for all mankind but it is through the actions of men that these blessing must be won. We women are too weak to fight these battles on our own." Lack of control is a major theme in the book, not only in regards Emmie struggling to have a voice in her own future but also showing how at this point in English history the anti-slavery laws were being openly flouted and the Quakers were being violently persecuted.
This is only a short book but like all books written by Hester Burton it is very engaging and chock a block full of historical details. ( )