July 11

This is a powerful novel. Compelling, thrilling, harrowing (so much so...) One of those novels that hits you like a slap in the face. A reminder of the hard facts of history, brought alive in a vividness that is hard to forget. Think you've read/seen This is a powerful novel. Compelling, thrilling, harrowing (so much so...) One of those novels that hits you like a slap in the face. A reminder of the hard facts of history, brought alive in a vividness that is hard to forget. Think you've read/seen it all about slavery? Think again. This is relevant and necessary, a new narrative of an old story that never stops being relevant in the America, or indeed the world, of today. A brutal bravo. A deserved Pulitzer winner. A book that grips like a vice and squeezes and does not let go. ...more