“I understood there were many ways of being in the world, that to privilege one rigid set of beliefs over another was to lose something.” (209)
People have a way of turning a blind eye on history if they feel it will leave a stain on the present. But unless we open our eyes to all the pieces of our history, how will we be able to move forward unimpeded? This book felt like a lesson in Critical Race Theory. Examining the intersections of race, society, and law. Characters struggling with their race. Characters tied to their place in society. Characters bound by the law. Characters shattering the intersection…blindly moving forward.
Barbados. Sugar cane plantation. Slavery. Friendship. Knowledge. Betrayal. Abolitionists. Science. Nova Scotia. England. Netherlands. Africa. Art. Chemistry. Opportunities. Experimentation. Loyalty. Respect. Love. Misery. Loss.
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