Lawrence Hill Livres

" Je n'aurais jamais cru que j'allais perdre mon pays ni imaginé qu'il m'abandonnerait. J'ai été élevé en bon patriote américain, j'ai appris à respecter mon gouvernement et à croire en mon Président. Il y a dix ans à peine, je jouais au football au lycée, je vivais dans une caravane avec ma mère et mon beau-père, je bossais et j'espérais fonder une famille dans la seule ville que je connaissais à ce moment-là : Guthrie dans l'Oklahoma, dix mille habitants. A l'époque, j'aurais éclaté de rire si on m'avait dit que j'allais devenir un criminel recherché par la police, que j'allais vivre la vie d'un fugitif et que j'allais faire de ma femme et de mes enfants des exilés quand nous fuirions les Etats-Unis en franchissant la frontière canadienne. Voici l'histoire de ce que j'ai infligé au peuple irakien et de ce que j'ai vu mes compatriotes américains lui infliger. Pourquoi j'ai déserté et pourquoi je suis devenu un hors-la-loi dans mon propre pays. En Irak, on a fait de moi un criminel. Mais je ne le suis plus et jamais je ne le redeviendrai. "

"Wonderfully written...populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail."—Nancy Kline, New York Times Book Review Kidnapped as a child from Africa, Aminata Diallo is enslaved in South Carolina but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In Manhattan she becomes a scribe for the British, recording the names of blacks who have served the King and earned freedom in Nova Scotia. But the hardship and prejudice there prompt her to follow her heart back to Africa, then on to London, where she bears witness to the injustices of slavery and its toll on her life and a whole people. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget. Reading group guide included.

Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom and of finding her way home again. After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes th

Langston Cane V is 38, divorced and working as a government speechwriter, until he’s fired for sabotaging the minister’s speech. It seems the perfect time for Langston, the eldest son of a white mother and prominent black father, to embark on a quest to discover his family’s past -- and his own sense of self. Any Known Blood follows five generations of an African-Canadian-American family in a compelling story that slips effortlessly from the slave trade of 19th-century Virginia to the modern, predominantly white suburbs of Oakville, Ontario -- once a final stop on the Underground Railroad. Elegant and sensuous, wry and witty, it is an engrossing tale about one man’s attempt to find himself through unearthing and giving voice to those who came before him.

This book is designed to be a cherished keepsake, offering timeless themes that resonate across generations. It emphasizes the importance of connection and the sharing of stories, making it a meaningful gift for families. The narrative invites readers to reflect on their own experiences while fostering a sense of belonging and understanding among different generations. With its rich emotional depth and relatable characters, it serves as a bridge between past and present, encouraging conversations that honor heritage and memory.