Soul Catcher

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Augustus Cain is a man with his back against the wall. A war-scarred wanderer, he faces a past he wants to forget, a present without prospect or fortune, and an uncertain future marred by the loss of his most prized possession - his horse - which he has carelessly gambled away. But he is not without skill - he has an uncanny, if unwelcome, ability to track the most elusive runaway slaves. And to repay a debt and keep his horse, he must head north from Virginia and retrieve a runaway named Rosetta.

When he eventually runs Rosetta to ground in Boston, Cain discovers she carries a secret - and the size of the bounty on her head begins to make more sense. Fleeing the northern states pursued by a posse of Unionists, Cain finds himself increasingly drawn to Rosetta and starts to wonder if his five hundred dollar fee - if any fee - could ever be enough to return her to her master

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One of our finest novelists - Anita Shreve, author of Sea Glass * Anita Shreve *
This book will be compared to Cold Mountain, of course, but White's book is a more dramatic narrative and every bit as richly detailed and beautifully written - Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls * Richard Russo *

Author Bio

Michael White is the author of A Brother's Blood, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book; The Blind Side of the Heart, an Alternate Book-of-the-Month Club selection; A Dream of Wolves and The Garden of Martyrs. He splits his time between Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, Maine.