The Book Of Negroes A Novel

The novel tells the sweeping story of Aminata Diallo, an African woman abducted from her village of Bayo, West Africa, at the age of eleven and forced into slavery. She endures the harrowing transatlantic slave trade journey and is sold to a plantation owner in South Carolina, where she learns to read, write, and practices as a midwife. During the American Revolutionary War, she escapes and forges her way to freedom by serving the British, which earns her name a spot in the historic 'Book of Negroes'—a real document that recorded the names of Black Loyalists granted passage to Nova Scotia. After facing further oppression in Nova Scotia, Aminata travels to London to advocate for the abolition of slavery by sharing her powerful life story. The story is an engrossing account of her life's journey from Africa to America, Canada, Sierra Leone, and finally to England, showcasing one of the strongest female characters in Canadian fiction.

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