Sunshine on Water: The Callie Sue Hannamann Story

This small well-crafted book, "Sunshine on Water: The Callie Sue Hannamann Story", is a stunning portrayal of an innocent fourteen-year-old Midwestern farm girl's wretched experience with human bondage.

Set in the small Midwest community of Hamburg, the story is told with unassuming but deceptive skill by Emma Betz, the town librarian. Emma begins slowly, building understanding and tension as she introduces and develops the characters, and suddenly the reader is unknowingly led deep into the...