Friday, June 4, 2010

The Book Of Negroes

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill begins with slavers capturing 11 year old protagonist Amanita Diallo from a small village in West Africa. She works as a slave on an indigo plantation in South Carolina, where she bonds with a motherly woman named Georgia who teaches and protects her. Aminata then reunites with an old friend, which helps add romance to the story.

Read more at Suite101: The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

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