Book Review
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 4:34PM Give me a satisfying story, with characters I can relate to, throw in some tension, and keep the story line reasonably logical. I love a good story. Make it amusing, and give me surprising situations with a clever resolve at the end, and I'll hurry to buy the book. Absolutely. If it's on an e-reader, and cheaper, I'll buy that. Hey, I'm a bargain hunter.
This book, Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill, (Published 2007 by WW Norton & Company) will make you forget your own life until you put the book down. It's a powerful story that stays with you. I borrowed the book from my neighbor. Actually, she put it in my hands and said I had to read it. So I did.
However, I knew the subject, and wasn't sure I wanted to immerse myself in the evil of slavery. The slavery in the US during the seventeen hundreds.
But the author's writing, and the connection with the main characters, helped me through the brutal parts without diminishing cruelness.
I highly recommend this book. You will get lost in this story. It is gripping, and deeply inspiring.
The syno
psis: Stolen from her village in Africa as a child, a young girl, Aminata Diallo walks with other captured people for a month, to the ocean and a slave ship. She endures the crossing on the Atlantic, and arrives in Georgia, sold at auction to a plantation owner. Later she is resold and moved to South Carolina, but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In New york City, she works for the British, as a scribe, recording the names of blacks who have served the King. Those who served and could prove their allegiance to England, were told they could live free in Nova Scotia. Find out what happens, and enjoy the build to a brilliant ending.
This historical novel, with beautiful phrases, and characters you will love or love to hate, will capture your heart and mind. I have forgotten many of the stories I've read. This one is unforgettable. I applaud the author, Lawrence Hill, and thank my neighbor.