Renowned author Lynn Austin has received three Christy Awards for Historical Fiction-two for the first books in this Refiner's Fire series. Raised on a South Carolina plantation as the house pet of her white master's daughter, Kitty never made a decision for herself. Now as a young adult, she must preserve her faith while making the biggest decision ever: stay with her master and go south to avoid the Yankees or run away tonight for the North with Grady, the field slave she has come to love. ". heart-wrenching descriptions of the indignities of slavery. Highly recommended." -Library Journal
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"Im reading the last of this series and its by far the hardest. Set during the Civle War the first book takes place from the souths side, the second is from the norths side and the last is from the slaves. ITs made me cry so many times already. Its amazing her wrighting, you feel like you are right there."
— Ainsley (5 out of 5 stars)
" 3 books,.........Way better than Gone With the Wind!! "
— Kat, 2/20/2014" Great story - hard to put down. It really takes you back to that time and helps you understand what was happening back then. Touching! Again, depressing and uplifting at the same time :)! "
— Kerry, 2/18/2014" Awesome book!!! i love this author! she is an amazing writer and really brings the civil war to life... very depressing in some parts, but excellent!! i LOVED it!! you all should definitely read these. "
— Samantha, 2/14/2014" A great ending to a really wonderful series. "
— Erin, 2/1/2014" I love historical fiction and I love Lynn Austin "
— Jody, 1/15/2014" A look at slavery from different slaves points of view. It was never a good thing. "
— Dawn, 1/11/2014" I loved the historical accounts of the civil war and reading about the experience from a slave's perspective. Once I started I couldn't stop. Loved it. "
— Jackie, 1/11/2014" Read my review of the whole series at: lizzies-desk.blogspot.com "
— Sean, 12/24/2013" Loved it! My favorite out of the series. A must read! "
— Gay, 12/20/2013" I liked the story and the author did a good job of following the timeline of the Civil War. Definitely fiction as far as the story - a few "coincidental meetings" that were a stretch. But I liked the characters. Simply written. A good quick read. "
— Michelle, 11/20/2013Lynn Austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of her books worldwide. A former teacher who now writes and speaks full-time, she has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into an Original Hallmark Channel movie.
Christina Moore is an actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in the television series That ’70s Show, Hawthorne, and 90210. She is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles.