In defense of Delia : a Sangamon novel

"1838: Delia Pritchard gets a chilly reception when she rides into the village of Sangamon thirteen years after she ran away. She is riding a Palouse stallion, is dressed like a man, has a bullet in her shoulder, and is leading a brown mare with a seven-year-old black boy astride. General store owner Jeremiah Frost calls her "Trouble" and cautions his young daughter to stay away. Delia's brother, Colin, now the owner of the stable and blacksmith...