Sunday, March 15, 2009

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo


This adult novel is an interesting alternate history novel. Europeans are slaves to Africans, and history as we know it is very different. Hair must be braided and piled high on the head. Fat is in. So are multiple wives. And, wow, Doris is right in the middle of it. She's an Englishwoman who was taken captive and forced to live as a slave, but escapes on the Underground Railroad. It's an interesting twist, but not an exciting book.

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