The Long Song

I enjoyed The Long Song by Andrea Levy which is a fictional account of the life of a female slave in Jamaica in the 19th century. July as an old woman has been asked by her son to write an account of her life which she tells us in the first and third person. She is born into slavery and later in life the slaves are freed. The book is well researched to give a true account of life in those times and it is well told. 4/5