Description of Angels Watching Over Me by Michael Phillips
Two young girls, one the daughter of a plantation owner and one the daughter of a slave, barely survive the onset of the Civil War and the loss of both their families. They join forces to discover if they can make a life for themselves. As preconceptions give way to experience, they gradually learn to value their contrasting and complementing strengths and skills as they face the formidable task of keeping body and soul together in the aftermath of a devastating war.