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The Confessions of Frannie Langton

Sara Collins

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Jun 21, 2020 Jessica Haider rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, bipoc-author, london-calling

Powerful novel about Frannie Langton, a woman who grew up in Jamaica as a house slave on a sugar plantation. As a young adult, her master moved with her to London where she was "free" yet was given to a family friend to work as a servant in their home. Frannie was taught to read and write by her master while in Jamaica which makes her even more of an oddity in London: a black woman who can read.

The novel is told in a series of letters that Frannie is writing from prison. She is jailed after bei ...more

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Jul 24, 2019 Katie rated it it was amazing

Gorgeous, haunting, gutting. Loved it so much. Highly recommend the audio - the author narrates and it is utterly gorgeous. Yes I said gorgeous twice.

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Oct 06, 2024 Kate rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: crime, historical-novels

I really wanted to give this a higher rating but I struggled my way through it. The idea was good but it was just so long and I don't think I really cared what happened. The story finally picks up when we got to the courtroom but it had been laborious up until then. However, I was interested in the historical notes and how the story drew from similar accounts from the era. ...more

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