This book was amazing. I have read other books that are similar to this one (life of a slave) but I found this one to be the most realistic portrayal. This book can make you feel sad and hopeful all at once. Her continuous struggle and her attitude to never give up was so inspiring.

I have heard so many great things about this novel about fellow Canadian Lawrence Hill. So I decided to put my library card to use and borrowed this book. It gripped me from the first sentence to the very last. I cannot express how amazing this book was. Lawrence Hill was able to combine historical events and the emotional ramifications of these events through the main character, Aminata Diallo. I felt like I was being put in the steps of this character and felt every painful experience she felt. This book made me cry! Even though it's fiction, the historical events are portrayed in a way that you are indeed reading a bit of history as well. Lawrence Hill is an amazing writer and this book reflects that. I highly recommend borrowing or purchasing this book. I am going to buy it to add to my list of favourites. While reading this book you will be taken on a journey of emotions and you will become like the main character who is deemed a "traveling soul." It offered a lot of great insight about slavery and the events behind it. Amazing book about good, evil and the triumphant human spirit over the evils people face.