<b>"A love affair between Quaker Susanna and merchant's son Will plays out against the persecution of Friends in seventeenth-century England. . . . An engrossing plot and a moving love story." — THE HORN BOOK</b><br><br>An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults<br><br>A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year<br><br>A Richie's Picks Best Book of the Year<br><br>"The complexities of social order and religious persecution unfold gracefully. A tender, involving story, beautifully told." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)<br><br>"Readers will be hard-pressed to discover two more truly likable and<br>better matched characters, more deserving of a happy ending." — BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS