A Light to My Path

Fiction. Christian Fiction. Historical Fiction. As a slave, Kitty has followed orders all her life. Now that she's free to choose, how will she know the right path?

Subjects

African American women Fiction

Christian fiction

Plantation life Fiction

South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction

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LibraryThing member lchs.mrso

Lynn Austin is the author of A Light to My Path. This book is about the path to freedom of a young slave named Anna. Anna is shown what love is by multiple characters. Grady and Deliah are her fellow slaves that teach her the importance of love, independence, and most of all her Savoir. Despite the

many struggles and tests with her Missy Claire, Anna stayed strong. I think the cover design is appealing because of the many colors; it made me wonder what was inside. I also think the girl on the front fits the main character perfectly. I would recommend this book and the complete series to any woman, young or old. There is action, love, anger and a struggle of slavery.

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LibraryThing member judyg54

The story is set in the 1800s as the Civil War is beginning. This was a story that broke your heart, yet showed you strength and hope in the midst of utter despair. I loved the theme of forgiveness and trusting in a God who has a plan even though we cannot see it at times. This was a story that

will stay with me long after I have finished reading it.

Kitty is a house slave who has never known anything else but obeying Missy Claire (which was not easy to do as she was very demanding and demeaning). Grady is a slave who was torn from his mother at a young age, sold to a slave trader, and experienced horrible treatment, until he was won in a gambling game to a plantation owner, "Massah Fuller". Grady is full of hate and Kitty is full of trying hard to please her master. Eventually these two will meet and later on even work on the same plantation. Romance will blossom, but won't have much time to grow. As the war comes to the South, Grady will see his chance to become free, but it will take some time and a horrible reality before Kitty will see her need to be free. And then there is the slave Delia. She is a gem and has such love and discernment and wisdom. Wish we all had a Delia in our lives.

I was overcome at times to learn how people of different color were treated in the South during this time, but so thankful for a country and a president who saw the evil that was accepted as a way of life, and fought and died to make a difference.

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LibraryThing member EstherFilbrun

I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages, but never quite got around to pulling it off the shelf and getting into it! I’m sorry now that I put it off so long—what a great story!

I sympathized with Kitty’s plight as soon as I started this story. Her desire for love, acceptance, and

appreciation were things I could understand, although I’ve been blessed to have a happy home life and family in a way she never was. Learning about what happened to Grady was heart-wrenching, especially as I remember reading about him in the first book in this series. Although I can’t say any part of this book was particularly beautiful (although there were some beautiful places in the story), the themes of choosing forgiveness over hatred and learning to stand up for what is right and find our identity in Christ were all profound and well done.

Of all the stories in this series, I think this one was the most hard-hitting for me. Parts of it were absolutely brutal to read, but even while I was reading them, I was applauding the author for showing life as it likely really was for slaves before the Civil War. This is a beautiful piece of historical fiction, and it also has a strong faith element in it. If you enjoy books with rich characters, strong history, and deep faith, I’d recommend this one.

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