I was late on the bandwagon with this one. But it’s never too late to read a good book. A Pulitzer Prize winner.
And although when you read the reviews you may think this is a story about a black slave owner named Henry Townsend, the book actually begins and ends with a slave named Moses.
Woven with historical fact, this work of fiction is a raw look into the lives of the
people of Manchester County, Virginia before the Civil War. Centered around the Henry Townsend plantation, it delves into the intricacies of being a free black man, owning land and slaves.
It’s quite a powerful story and you won’t be able to put it down once you start it.
This book needs to go into every reader’s TBR pile!
Published by Amistad Books 2003
