We hope for better things

When journalist Elizabeth Balsam is asked to deliver a box of old photos to a relative she didn't know she had the strange request seems like it isn't worth her time. But as she explores her great-aunt's farmhouse with its locked doors and hidden graves she soon discovers just how dramatically some of the most newsworthy events of the previous two centuries shaped her own family. As she searches for answers to the riddles around her the remarkable stories of two women who lived in this very house emerges as testaments to love resilience and courage in the face of war racism and misunderstanding. Take an emotional journey through time - from the volatile streets of 1960s Detroit to Michigan's Underground Railroad during the Civil War - to uncover the past confront the seeds of hatred and discover where love goes to hide.--back cover