The Hidden Light of Northern Fires
By Daren Wang
4 stars
During the years of the Civil War the small town of Town Line, New York decided to succeed from the Union making it a very unique place to set this novel. The Willis family, Nathan, Mary and Leander are pillars of the society and even Mary’s ravings on abolition and women’s rights are tolerated. At the start of the war, though, Mary decides to make her family farm a stop on the Underground Railroad with haunting ramifications for her family and the town. I think the characters of this book are realistically written and even the really bad guys are multi-faceted. I do wish that the history of Town Line was explored even further because I finished the novel without a firm grasp on why it succeeded and what happened to it after the war. Otherwise, this is a really great novel and I’m a little surprised there hasn’t been more buzz around it. I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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