Once again, a brilliant work of art has passed me by without my realizing it. A finalist for the Man Booker and a NYT Top 10, this is a pleasant and delightful read about the growth and evolution of Wash Black. We meet him as a teenage slave in Barbados and follow him through escape from the plantation, his complicated relationship with the owner's brother, running for his freedom from Virginia to the Arctic, and landing in London after the abolition of slavery in the empire. When away from the fears of living on a brutal plantation, the young man grows and has the opportunity for a rewarding life. It is certainly well-written and informative.
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