THE DAUGHTER OF SHILOH by TERRI J HAYNES is a well written historical romance novel which takes place in Birmingham in 1902, where two Tuskagee institute students, Lealie Bevard and Milton Rafferty, are injured, one physically and the other psychologically, during the stampede at the Shiloh Baptist church convention on the 19th September……..
This tragedy threatens to change the direction of Lealie’s life, but also shows the gossips of Shiloh Baptist church the depth of Milton’s character, as the two of them use their nursing and administrative skills in the aftermath of the disaster…….
The two young students face danger as they look into stolen funds and even become involved in a murder investigation……..
There are some serious themes in the novel such as family dynamics, the question of Negro education and whether it should take a more technical or classical route, and the slow movement of integration between white and black…….
The book has a great Christian message, largely based on Psalm 23.
I cannot recommend this inspirational read strongly enough.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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