The Price of a Child

An intimate, gripping novel of the antebellum Underground Railroad, based on the true story of a valiant Philadelphia freedwoman—a debut novel from the author of the “stunning memoir” Black Ice ( New York Times ). "A stunning achievement ... a deeply engrossing story." — The Philadelphia Inquirer With Price of a Child— the story of Ginnie Pryor (cook, mistress and servant to a Virginia planter) and her struggle with slavery in 1855—Lorene Cary continues has created a work that elevates the reput