The Known World/ Edward P Jones

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