The release date for the English version of 'The Book of Negroes' by
Lawrence Hill is Jan 2015. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Aminata Diallo was taken as a young kid from her West African village and had to trek months on end to reach the sea before being sold into slavery in South Carolina. Years later, however, she manages to free herself, fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War, getting her name added to the illustrious "Book of Negroes," and finally returning to Africa.
The Book of Negroes is a sprawling tale that takes the reader from a tribal African village to a southern American plantation, from the bustling Halifax docks to the manor houses of London. It presents one of the strongest female characters in Canadian fiction, a character who forges a path through a world that is hostile to her sex and colour.