Upon the death of their master, Isabel and Ruth were promised freedom, but under cruel circumstances they become the property of an even crueler couple. Even little Ruth is given task after task to complete every single day.
Eventually, Isabel meets Curzon, who offers her a priceless reward if she agreed to spy on the Lockton couple who owned her: Freedom. Isabel, discovering that her owners knew details of the planned British invasion, wished not to get involved in the messy business of war.
As Mrs. Lockton develops more and more of an interest in Ruth and Isabel's fear of being separated from her sister like she was her father increases, her quest for freedom begins to overwhelm. And when her fears come true and Ruth is sold, she finds she'll do anything to get it.
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Isabel is one of those characters, in one of those sad stories that you can't help but root for! Some parts of the book, especially the ones demonstrating how much she loved her sister and when she was branded, made a few tears leak from my eyes. I loved this book because of it's realistic characters and beatiful description that made me feel like I was there.
The only complaints I have of this book is the way Isabel sometimes acted. I really didn't understand why she got mad when Mrs. Lockton began to show interest in her little sister. Really, I believed she would've been happy that her sister was being dressed in pretty clothes and doesn't have to do any hardwork, and I'm sure it wasn't jealously. Perhaps it was some sort of pride thing...
Anyways, I give it a five out of five for it's touching and emotionally-moving story! ^^
