1798. Daniel Dickinson, a young Quaker, leaves his home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life, along with his five children and a new 15-year-old orphan wife. When Daniel suddenly trades a horse for a young slave, it sets in motion a struggle in his conscience that will taint his life forever, and a chain of events that will lead to two murders and the family's strange relationship with a runaway slave named Bett. Includes sex, violence and strong language. Winner of the 2012 Governor Generals Award for Fiction. 2012.