The story is told from the alternating point of view of Sarah, a rich slave owner's daughter, and Hetty a slave. Despite each girl having a very different life the two are intertwined on a journey that will last a lifetime. Determined to live her own life Hetty never stops dreaming of a life of freedom and Sarah dreams of a world without slaves. Horrified by her families lifestyle Sarah does all she can to voice how wrong slavery is while trying to protect Hetty from her endeavors that would get her in trouble.
I enjoyed the first half of the story the most. It was sad but also provided hope in that some slave owners children did not believe in how things were. Despite the risks to herself Sarah never stopped speaking out on how things needed to change which was inspiring. While it is clear Hetty wanted things to change she also had her well being to think of and did act as forcefully a Sarah did. The writing was smooth and the transition between the two characters seamless.
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