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BOOK REVIEW: Morning Sky
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by: Barbara Warren Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Morning Sky Author: Judith Miller Publisher: Bethany House ISBN 0-7642-2999-0 Genre: Inspirational/Historical/Fiction
Morning Sky, the second book in the Freedom’s Path Series is just as good as First Dawn, book one. Morning Sky continues the story of the Harban and Boyle families. It is also the continuing story of growth and the struggle to survive in Nicodemus and Hill City, Kansas. Nicodemus is predominately settled by African-American citizens while Hill city is mostly white.
Life ran a lot smoother for Ezekiel Harban before Lilly Verdue, his deceased wife’s sister, came to stay in Nicodemus. Lilly is running from someone, which doesn’t surprise Ezekiel one bit. Lilly always lived by her own rules, and he doesn’t want her in his home, corrupting his daughters.
Lilly soon begins to meddle, causing exactly the sort of trouble Ezekiel expected. First she tries to break up Truth’s engagement to Moses Wyman, feeling he is much better suited to Jarena, Ezekiel’s oldest daughter. Thomas, Jarena’s fiancé is in the army, fighting Indians and Lilly is sure he wouldn’t be suitable anyway.
Truth leaves for New York to see about Macia Boyle, daughter of Dr. Boyle. Macia is enrolled in an exclusive finishing school, but has been ill ever since she arrived in the city. Truth finds Macia is much worse than she expected, and discovers a diabolic plot, which could be fatal for her friend. Would the New York police take the word of a young African-American woman from Nicodemus, Kansas against the well-known Caucasian owners of the elite school?
Morning Sky is an intriguing story with strong, skillfully developed characters. You will feel like you know these people from the moment you meet them. Judith Miller is an expert at pitting her characters against each other in a manner guaranteed to involve the reader’s emotions
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