| Author |
Edugyan, Esi |
| Year |
2018 |
| First published |
2018 |
| Publisher |
New York: Knopf |
| Number of pages |
352 |
| Edition |
First Hardcover Edition |
| ISBN |
9780525521426 |
| Keywords |
natural history, literary or mainstream, USA or Canada, FMS Library Book |
Abstract
George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a
Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master's
brother as his manservant. To his surprise, the eccentric Christopher
Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and
abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine
can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may
embrace a life of dignity and meaning--and where two people, separated
by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human. But when a
man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash's head, Christopher and
Wash must abandon everything. What follows is their flight along the
eastern coast of America, and, finally, to a remote outpost in the
Arctic. What brings Christopher and Wash together will tear them apart,
propelling Wash even further across the globe in search of his true
self. (Amazon).
