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Palmares
Jones, Gayl2022
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Almeyda, born on a Brazilian slave plantation, is seven when Father Tollinaire teaches her to read - though only the books that he allows, and only in the pronunciation he dictates. Like her mother, she becomes a house servant, spared the labour of the fields. But when the master offers the young virgin to his friends, her mother rebels - resulting in mother and daughter being separated and sold on. From plantation to plantation, Almeyda hears whispers, rumours of Palmares, a community of escaped slaves. It is said to have its own spy network, making raids on plantations, setting the slaves free. But can this promised land be real?
Main title:
Palmares / Gayl Jones.
Author:
Jones, Gayl, author
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2022.
Collation:
492 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2021.
ISBN:
9780349015248 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
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BRN:
966549
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