In 1863, a young Black woman who embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army crosses paths with a Jewish seamstress who helps her discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save.
year: 2022
call number/section: 1000
subjects: underground railroad, fiction, embroidery, women slaves, united states, jewish women, united states, women, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, new orleans (la.), history, historical fiction