One of the five Canadian books selected for Canada Reads 2009 is Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes. Published as Someone Knows My Name in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, the book appears in Canada as The Book of Negroes. Lawrence Hill’s gripping novel features a woman on an amazing journey in the 1700s and 1800s. Although her life is shaped by slavery, Aminata Diallo survives and even transcends adversity.
Lawrence Hill reads from his novel.
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Sounds great. I want to read it.
It’s a wonderful book. Hard to put down! I highly recommend it.