I read this book in the summer in my little flat in London in just one sitting, before I knew that I was going to be on it!
The Long Song is a story written in the form of a memoir of a slave in nineteenth century Jamaica and is a brilliant read. The lead character's haughty and mischievous tone and recollections are such that although it is a novel depicting the life and times of a slave and is certainly sad at times, the novel somehow manages to be hugely entertaining and in places, most amusing.
I've been a fan of Andrea Levy's work ever since I read her award winning best seller 'Small Island'.
Give them a read. She is wonderful.
Yrsa... this is absolutely wonderful. x
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