In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave breaks free and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland\'s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope.
Filled with rich, true details--much of the story is drawn from historical events--and told in McBride\'s signature lyrical style, Song Yet Sung is a story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness..
Liz\'s flight and her dreams of tomorrow will thrust all those near her toward a mysterious, redemptive fate.
Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with the Code, a fiercely guarded cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird , winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong , Five-Carat Soul , and Kill \'Em and Leave In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland\'s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves, and free blacks.
In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave breaks free and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland\'s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope
