![]() ![]() The hope is that other Meenas will not have to suffer the same fate. The powers-that-be need her to tell her story, as a slave over many years. She's in London, far from home, but she's there for an extremely important reason. The narrative goes back and forth, starting with Aminata (or Meena as she is usually called) as a relatively old woman (what we would call middle-aged). ![]() ![]() This brave, gutsy, young woman travels thousands of miles over many years in her bid to return to her homeland.Īlthough this is a work of fiction, the whole distasteful and deeply upsetting subject of slavery is a fact, therefore, at times I felt as if I were reading a true account. Summary: This is the story of Aminata Diallo, born in Africa and sold into slavery when barely into her teens. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |