Best book

My favorite book is "A Light to my Path", by Lynn Austin. It's based in the time of the Civil War, and is about a slave girl, who works as a chambermaid in the Master's house. She likes the other slave that works in the barn, with the horses. She loses faith of them being together when he shows no affection towards her. But Grady, really does like her back. He hates whites because of what that did to him and tore his family apart. Eventually, they do "jump the broom" (get married) right before Grady is sent off to dig holes for the South Confederates. Meanwhile, his wife has a child and both don't know if they will ever see each other again. Grady runs and gets his freedom. When the war ends, it takes them a whole two years to find each other again.

I really like this book because it teaches you about the Civil War and what the slaves really went through. It's really intense, and you don't know for sure what is going to happen next. I enjoy reading historical fiction, and this book gave me real insight. It's book three in a series, but the other books aren't about Christine and Grady. They do mention their names in the other books, but they're about Grady's mom and Christine's cousin. Reading has always been a passion for me, and this book increased my appreciation for authors even more.