This was a historical novel about Elizabeth Van Lew. She was a Southern abolitionist, a philanthropist who also happened to be a spy! I love reading about women in American history. I had never heard of her and many of the people in this book. I love books that make me do a deep dive into history. We met lots of people from the American Civil war including Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, Ulric Dahlgren, Ulysses S. Grant and other key players of the war. It was interesting learning about their backgrounds and how Elizabeth was always working behind the scenes going unnoticed.

I was really impressed with Elizabeth, especially the way she freed so many slaves and fought for their rights. She befriended so many of them and they trusted and respected her. She also freed prisoners and just did some really bad ass things and she never got caught!

Truly an interesting read and something I will remember. I really want to visit the south, I tend to always go North, but I really want to travel south to Virginia to see some of the historical spots.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper for an advanced copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.