"Blonde Roots"

"Blonde Roots," a novel by Bernardine Evaristo, is an innovative view of the slave trade and asks the question: What if it were Africans who had enslaved Europeans? What would the slave trade have looked like in that scenario? Evaristo creates a believable,clever,and satirical story following the life of Doris, a young girl kidnapped in England. As the story unfolds, we discover what happened to Doris from the time of her capture to adulthood. We also eventually learn what happened to the parents and sisters she left behind -- a thought-provoking read.

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