A review by eakafkalas
Two Wings to Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury

5.0

The story is a triumph to show what can happen when we see the true character inside a person. Set in Philadelphia in the 1850s when slavery was still legal. Mickelbury introduces us to a cast of characters not to be forgotten. A talented seamstress who passes as a man when needed; a Scottish ex-Pinkerton agent; runaway slaves, abolitionists; and the blackmailers; slave catchers and owners they fight against. The book features forbidden romance, and offers us the true version of a chosen family. All told in Mickelbury's eloquent prose, the story immerses us the history and the culture of the time. I highly recommend it.