The Book of Negroes

<p><b>'A beautiful compelling artifice spun from unspeakably savage facts . . . a fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' </b><i>The Times</i><br><b><br>WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR FICTION</b><br><br><b>Based on a true story Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman.</b><br><br>Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again.<br><br>After escaping the plantation torn from her husband and child she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War is shipped to Nova Scotia and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to Africa.<br><br><br><b>What readers are saying:</b><br><br>***** 'Beautifully written ... an enlightening read'<br>***** 'Since reading this has become my favourite book ever'<br>***** 'A powerful historical account of an incredible woman's journey'</p>