SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITING ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARD
Based on a remarkable and little-known true story.
Martinique, 1765, and brothers Emile and Lucien are charged by their French master with a mission. They must return to Grenada, the island they once called home, and smuggle back forty-two slaves claimed by English invaders. While Lucien, barely in his teens, sees the trip as a great adventure, the older and worldlier Emile has no illusions of the true dangers they will face . . .
Les mer
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITING ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARD
Based on a remarkable and little-known true story.
Martinique, 1765, and brothers Emile and Lucien are charged by their French master with a mission.
Les mer
Outstanding . . . Jane Harris pitches you headfirst into this outstanding, heartbreaking story of siblings, slavery and the savagery of the colonial past.
<b>Jane Harris's third novel is both a heart-breaking trip into our troubled colonial past, and a stunning act of literary ventriloquism. </b>
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780571336951
Publisert
2018-09-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464
Forfatter