Washington Black

Washington Black

One of the TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARÂ New York Times Book Review

One of the Best Books of the Year
The Boston GlobeÂ â—Â The Washington Post â— Time â— Entertainment Weekly â— San Francisco Chronicle â— Financial Times â— Minneapolis Star Tribune â— NPR â— The Economist â— Bustle â— The Dallas Morning News â— Slate â— Kirkus Reviews
One of Barack Obamaâ€™s Favorite Books of the Year

Eleven-year-old George Washington Blackâ€”or Washâ€”a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his masterâ€™s brother. To his surprise, however, 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.
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But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Washâ€™s head, they must abandon everything and flee together. Over the course of their travels, what brings Wash and Christopher together will tear them apart, propelling Wash ever farther across the globe in search of his true self. Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North, London to Morocco, Washington Black is a story of self-invention and betrayal, of love and redemption, and of a world destroyed and made whole again.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0525563245
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2019-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525563242

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0525563245
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2019-04-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525563242

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