The Book of Night Women
by:
Marlon James (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101011263 (1101011262)
Publish date: February 19th 2009
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
African American,
Womens,
Race
The Jamaican patois, narrated by Robin Miles, is remarkable. I was able to find this audiobook at Downpour!If you choose to read this book, you simply must read this version narrated by Robin Miles, but you must pay close attention. The Jamaican patois isn't the easiest to follow, but it is worth th...
This book is about slavery in 19th Century Jamaica. It took me a while to get into this book because it is written entirely in Jamaican dialect (including the narration). Once you get used to that fact, the writing is quite charming. This book brought out lots of emotions in me, mainly disgust and a...
"The Book of Night Women" is a haunting tale of the slave woman's plight of having to find herself caught between the worlds of being the daughter of an overseer and slave. It is not just Lilith's story, but the story of all women who were slaves.
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