"A love affair between Quaker Susanna and merchant's son Will plays out against the persecution of Friends in seventeenth-century England. . . . An engrossing plot and a moving love story." — THE HORN BOOK


An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults


A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year


A Richie's Picks Best Book of the Year


"The complexities of social order and religious persecution unfold gracefully. A tender, involving story, beautifully told." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)


"Readers will be hard-pressed to discover two more truly likable and
better matched characters, more deserving of a happy ending." — BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS