The Book of Negroes recites the pain, misery and liberation of one African woman, Aminata Diallo, who was stolen from her homeland and sold into American slavery.

Lawrence Hill, a cultural and spiritual descendant of West African griots, has used his vast storytelling talents to create an epic story that spans three continents.
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The Book of Negroes recites the pain, misery and liberation of one African woman, Aminata Diallo, who was stolen from her homeland and sold into American slavery.
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Through Aminata, Hill narrates the terrifying story of slavery and puts at the centre a female experience of the African Diaspora.
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I wept upon reading this story. The Book of Negroes is courageous, breathtaking, simply brilliant.
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