A Light to My Path

A Light to My direction by Lynn Austin parallels the stories of two people, beginning with their actualisation of slavery. Anna single has vague memories of her parents, of a dream that fades into a nightmare that she cant remember the end. When she pretends to be a kitten for Missy Claire, the plantation owners daughter, Anna is taken into the big house and dubbed Kitty. Grady has only known life with his mama and playing with Missy Caroline (from A Candle in the Darkness) when hes sold away from the Fletcher plantation.He serves a slave trader for many years before managing to be gambled away to a kinder owner, Massa Fuller. When Massa Fuller begins calling on Miss Claire, Grady and Kittys paths cross. The pretty, naive artisan intrigues Grady, but his hatred for anyone white clashes with her subservient attitude. Though Missy Claire treats her like an animal, Kitty is wholly abandoned to the only person whos shown her even the barest scrap of affection. The gracious War begi ns shortly after their owners marry.Grady sees this as the perfect opportunity for escape, but Kitty is terrified of the idea. Which will win, her love for Grady or her fear? And Grady mustiness choose between his hatred and the Jesus he believed in as a child. Blending dyspneic historical detail with intriguing characters, Lynn Austin crafts a deep tale with important spiritual truths. The Refiners Fire series, which can be read in any order, will have the most collecting to women, even for those who dont prefer books set during the Civil War.Pick up A Light to My Path and prepare for a soulful escape to the past. Katie Hart, Christian Book Previews. com Book Jacket This powerful induction to Lynn Austins REFINERS FIRE series brings to a close one of the most acclaimed sagas in Christian fiction ever. severally of the first two novels won Christy Awards for Historical Fiction. Now Austin completes her trilogy with a dramatic examination of the Civil War through a slaves perspe ctive. Riveting, eloquent, and gripping as all of her previous works, its the conclusion for which youve been waiting.