Read for book club, very good. Another tale of how unjust the days of slave owning were. One of the most beautiful and heartbreaking stories I have ever read.
I know most people loved this book. I wanted to love it. I enjoyed parts of it; I just didn't love it. The first part of the book has been told so many times before - we have all read other, better books that detail the horrors of slavery. Aminata was a sympathetic heroine; the problem was that A...
Really liked the book. An earlier view of the slave trade, before the Revolutionary war. Beautiful book, a must read for anyone interested in African history.
A very good book. I would Reccomend it Excellent read. Would most definitely recommend!!
Canada has always been a destination of choice for men and women wanting to escape military service, especially for citizens of the USA. I used to wonder why in hell we didn't send them back, especially during the 'nam era. Nowadays, looking back from the high hill of my advanced age I regard eve...
After reading Any Known Blood for the second time, I am quite comfortable saying that author Lawrence Hill focuses more on character than plot. I would say the same for his highly acclaimed The Book of Negroes with characters so real you can see their faces and hear their voices. It is the beauty...
“Let’s not talk about work,” Chuck said. “Bad day, eh?” “Don’t even mention it. I don’t want to say a word about it. Do you know what Betts…” Ben entered the room, bringing tea for Chuck. “Aren’t you people having any?” Chuck asked. “Black people can’t drink tea,” Ben said. “It affects our livers...
Mine certainly does. My paternal grandparents, May Edwards Hill and Daniel Hill, had to elope to get married in 1918, shortly before he went overseas as an American army officer during World War I. May came from a well-to-do Catholic black family, and there was nothing sat...
That seemed like a good bet, and a place to start. Anton Hamm would have to wait. First, Keita had to rescue Charity. He would make a bit from his monthly salary from Ivernia Beech, but that was far from enough. To earn the rest from races, he would have to keep well fed, rested and fit. Keita ne...
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