Inside, Sarah saw him, and her heart skipped a beat. It felt like a giant hand squeezing the very breath from her. Then, color drained from her face and panic came—cold and sudden. Standing speechless, a terrible fear tore at her throat, and for a split second she thought of the will. Only Sam knew the hiding place.“Sam!” Eliza screamed. “Oh, Sam, Oh, my dear Sam.” She knelt beside her husband, head on his chest, weeping uncontrollably. Sarah rushed to Eliza’s side as Esther flew through the doorway. Seeing her daddy on the floor staggered her, sending her reeling. Her knees buckled, and falling to the floor, she began to pray aloud.“What in tarnation be happenin’ in here?”The old lady stepped through the doorway. The sight of Sam on the floor, eyes open, unmoving, gripped her insides. Rushing to his side, Granny placed her hand on the front of his neck, feeling for a pulse. She shouted over the crying, “What happened to him?” The bawling only grew louder.“Eliza Smith! Git a hold of yerself. Let me try to help the man. What happened afore we got here?”“He complained of a headache, and his vision was blurred,” she sobbed it out. “Esther was going to get Doctor Baum, and then he just fell over. Is he dead? Is he dead? Tell me, Granny, tell me the truth.”Granny clutched her friend’s hand. “No! He be alive, barely. His heart’s a beatin’ but weak. Not much breath, either.”“What can we do? What’s wrong with him?”“I seen it afore, and I’ll not lie to ya. It ain’t good.” Her body stiffened a little, and she turned squarely to face Eliza. “Appears like he be brain struck!”
Sarah’s Escape is book three in the Sarah series by Jim Baumgardner. It begins where Sarah’s Promise left off. Uncle Rafe has entered back into Sarah’s life. Sarah must find her mother’s will and solve the clues to keep the farm, but Uncle Rafe is an evil man who will stop at nothing to get his way. Sarah’s friends and family will band together with her as she fights against her uncle and the horrid things that he has in store for her. Along the way, Sarah grows into a more independent young lady who has to chose to hate or forgive her Uncle.
Sarah’s Escape is more dark than the previous books due to Uncle Rafe’s character. There were times when Munchkin was a bit frightened by some of the scenes in the book, but she wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen to Sarah and her friends. She thought it was cool that Sarah got to meet Abraham Lincoln and spend time with the Indians. As the books go on, we have been able to watch Sarah grow and mature not just physically and mentally, but also spiritually. We look forward to seeing how Sarah handles the hatred the currently burns inside of her.
Sarah’s Escape is available from Jim Baumgardner for $17.50. For a discount opportunity, you can see my review for Sarah’s Wish.
