"Stowe uses this fascinating story to display all the horrors of slavery, but also takes every opportunity to show the redeeming love of God that shines through even in dark times. She was even given an audience with President Lincoln because of her work as an abolitionist author. The destructive power of even the worst institution in America's history is overcome by the love of Christ moving on the human soul, which results in a transcendent love for fellow mankind." -- back cover