
You will agree with the reviewers who place her in the same league as Hagar Shipley from Margaret Lawrence’s The Stone Angel and Anna Karenina as unforgettable female protagonists.ģ. Aminata is a fascinating character who never wallows in any self-pity – even when most of us would be unable to pick up the pieces and move on. At each step of the way you will be unable to put this book down.Ģ. He will take you on a journey from Africa, across the Atlantic to the American South to New York City to NS to Sierra Leone and on to London.


Haven’t read The Book of Negroes yet? Wondering if it lives up to all the hype? It does! Here are 5 more reasons you should read this soon-to-be classicġ.
