FROM AMAZON: 50-minute read
In this moving short tale of one girl’s search for her lost brother, award-winning author Esi Edugyan offers a vivid, unique perspective on a lesser-known corner of the West African slave trade.

At a fort in Cabo Vermelho in 1779, Sisi, a West African girl with a gift for languages, works as a translator for her English enslavers. She was separated from her younger brother after they were kidnapped from their village by the ahosi, fierce female warriors who serve a neighboring king—and her guilt over her failure to protect him has never left her. When unexpected news reaches the fort, Sisi must find her voice, for her brother’s sake and for her own.

Sisi is a young West African girl on the search for her younger brother. They were both kidnapped and enslaved by fierce female warriors. The guilt Sisi feels at not being able to save him is something she lives with every day. Due to her ability to speak and understand different languages, she is an asset to the English men she works for and uses her skills to try to locate her brother.

The narrator did a wonderful job bringing Sisi to life and sharing the emotion that the character would have felt at losing her brother. This was a good story but I don't believe a short story was the best way to tell it. This would make an amazing full novel as it would allow us to get to know more about Sisi, her family and her life after the kidnapping. ( )

A Point In Time is a collection of some amazing short stories. If I talk about my favorite story, then it would be Landing by Olivia Hawker. The plot has emotions, responsibility and love for family. Other stories are also good, it was just that some of them had a very complex ending. Although, the characters are lovely. But, still the book is not meant to skip. And, the best part is you can finish the book within a day.

I would like to give the book 4 stars. Thanks to the authors for providing me an opportunity to read and review the book.

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