I liked this novel.
I really enjoyed in getting to know Custis. He was a good man and only wanted what everyone else does in life.
I loved that He worked with horses and I learned a lot. Some of it was even a refresher for me.
Sarah is an excellent character. I loved her patience with Custis and their friendship...well, I liked where they went with it above all odds.
The author described everything so well that I felt like I was there. I enjoy traveling back in time and to see and feel what these fictional people might be like in real.life.
I hated to say goodbye. I finished this book in one evening because it was very good. Custis wouldn't let me put his story down until I finished. What a story it was!
5 stars for keeping me interested all the way through. I highly recommend this.
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

This was my first NetGalley book. And I was pleasantly surprised.
I loved the characters, it was refreshing to have some good people in a book that covered this period of history.
Everything was so beautifully described without being overdone. I truly feel like I watched a movie not read a book.
I struggled with understanding how a man that passed for years was immediately told to step off the sidewalk the moment he arrived in North Carolina? I finally justified it by deciding New York was more diverse in foreign ethnicities, and didn’t see everyone as black or white. And perhaps Custis reverted to carrying himself poorly after the dejection?
I am definitely searching out the author’s first book to read next.
This new book is not in Goodreads database, but when it is added I will certainly share my review there.