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Bezig met laden... Sister Mother Warrior: A Novel (editie 2022)door Vanessa Riley (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a fictionalized version of the slave revolt that led to the independence of Haiti. There‘s a lot to say about this book because it covers EVERYTHING, from Toya‘s life in Benin as a soldier to her enslavement in America. She is the founding general‘s aunt who teaches him how to fight while they were both still slaves. Simultaneously we read the story of his wife, Marie-Claire, a free mulatto who suffers for being a black black instead Of a light-skinned black. It covers the revolts, the switching of sides between France and Spain, relations with the brand new American government, and the sometimes help of the British. It even covers the French Revolution and Napoleon‘s first defeat before Waterloo; he lost Haiti! It can get dense at some points. But it is an extraordinary read & I learned so much I never knew. I‘m so glad I picked this book for Haiti even though it was long! ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Queen of diverse historicals Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraordinary women: the first Empress of Haiti, Marie-Claire Bonheur, and Gran Toya, a West African-born warrior who helped lead the rebellion that drove out the French and freed the enslaved people of Haiti"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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