Completion of Independence, 1790-1830

Josephina "Fina" Chambers and Ross Buchanan meet in an African-American bookstore as they reach to buy the same rare copy of Children of Grace, a slave woman's journal, that tells the story of the man she loves who is sold away from her.When each refuses to let go of the prized volume, Miss Cozy, the wise and spirited bookstore owner, insists that they must read the book together in her store. As the three read the journal aloud, Ross, Fina, and Miss Cozy find their lives mysteriously intertwined. And Ross and Fina discover that the path to their hearts is linked to an event that happened more than a century ago.Together they will learn about the healing power of the written word, how the past inevitably shapes the future, and the transforming power of love.