Song Yet Sung Hardcover – February 5, 2008

In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz 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. Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with “the Code." much of the story is drawn from historical events. A story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness.