Someone Knows My Name

Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill is a novel set in the mid 18th century following the life story of Aminata Diallo. As a young girl she is stolen from her village by slavers and spends much of her life as a slave in America. She learns to read and write and builds a life for herself, but always yearns to return to her childhood village. In her later years, she becomes a symbol for the anti-slavery movement and tells her story to champion that cause. It is a good story, long saga about Aminata's life which touches on real events in that historical period. 3 1/2/5