Linda Mizejewski

Stony the Road We Trod, Volume 1

History & Biography

“Rosemary Curran’s Stony the Road We Trod sweeps us into the intimate lives of a slave-holding Southern family and the courageous daughters who refuted the white supremacy into which they were born. The abolitionist Grimke sisters come alive in these pages as both exceptional public figures and vulnerable women caught up in domestic conflicts and heartbreak. This book vividly reveals what it means and costs to make an ethical stand against family and state.”

Stony the Road We Trod, Volume 2

History & Biography

“The second volume of Rosemary Curran’s Stony the Road We Trod vividly animates the lives and families of the dauntless Grimke sisters as they become outspoken advocates of abolition and women’s rights. With compelling detail and emotional depth, this historical novel draws us into American history and a mixed-race family in an era when racial and gender identities were being reshaped through the courage of women like Sarah and Angelina Grimke.”