It Was Dark There All the Time parenting well-written and frequently hilarious

well-written and frequently hilarious

chosen by CBC Books and 49th Shelf as one of the most anticipated books of fiction of the year and by Quill and Quire as one of the Best Books for 2019

death and resurrection

and the celebrated opera

The scope of this novel and the complexity of its characters are astounding

It Was Dark There All the Time parenting well-written and frequently hilariousMy parents were slaves in New York State. My masters sons in law came into the garden where my sister and I were playing among the currant bushes, tied their handkerchiefs over our mouths, carried us to a vessel, put us in the hold, and sailed up the river. I know not how far nor how long it was dark there all the time. Sophia Burthens account of her arrival as an enslaved person into what is now Canada sometime in the late 18th century, was recorded