Date Read: February 8
Author: Esi Edugyan
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 4/5
This was truly a magical historical fiction novel. George Washington Black is a young slave in Barbados, and his whole world is changed when his master’s brother takes an interest in him. From there, the novel travels around the globe from London to the Arctic and Morocco, all the while exploring the idea of true freedom.
She loved me with a viciousness that kept me from ever feeling complacent, with the reminder that nothing was permanent, that we would one day be lost to each other.
– Washington Black
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