The long song
The long songAndrea Levy

The long song (2010)

Andrea Levy

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This tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed.

ISBN:
9781444803518
Length:
313 pages

Genres: historical fiction

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and we follow the course of a lot of her life looking at her experiences, , and her trying to build a life for herself while in this horrible situation. , and it's just such a wonderful, wonderful novel , that I really heartily recommend.

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