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I was a bit nervous going in to this novel, because I didn't want to read a book about slavery. I was also put off by the other title of this, "The Book of Negroes". But this is a book about Aminata. Her life is told in several "chunks" as she is bought and sold over time. She longs to return to Africa, but soon the people that she loves are in America. Eventually she becomes a figurehead of sorts for abolitionists working in England.
The Book of Negroes is an actual historical document made by the British at the end of the Revolutionary War in which they recorded the names of "loyal" freed slaves. Thousands of former slaves escaped to Nova Scotia with the British, only to find broken promises and much colder weather.
Not sure if this has a happy ending or not. Aminata's life is unbelievably difficult, but many conflicts are at least resolved. This book is now a mini-series! Watch a fantastic trailer HERE.
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