The year is 1858 and the activity of the Underground Railroad is at its peak as it seeks to smuggle slaves out of the southern states of the U.S. Set in Georgia, The Shack on the Hill tells the tale of three slaves that escape a cotton plantation and a family who assist such people on the journey north to freedom.

Owen and Patsey leave Lone Pine Plantation with another slave called Amos. They are helped by a number of people as they make their way towards freedom. However, a shadow follows them, one cast by the brutal slave catcher, Ernst Schumacher, known as 'Mack.'

Simon and Eloise are part of the Underground Railroad, the former acting as a 'Station Master' for one of the hideouts where slaves rest for the day before continuing north. Their two children, Rose and Lily, are ignorant of their parents' activity, but that doesn't ensure their safety should the hideout be discovered.

A gripping page-turner, this story will have you captivated from beginning to end. So, take the journey and discover if Owen, Patsey and Amos make it to the supposed safety of the shack on the hill.

Edwin Page is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including the widely acclaimed books The Hanging Tree, Runaway and Where Seagulls Fly.

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