Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara6/6/2023 Descriptions and dialogue are at times disturbing, but the matter-of-fact delivery in this Barrington Stoke novel means that it is suitable and accessible for Year 7+ students. Along with Equiano’s frustrations and moments of despair, Johnson includes uplifting and even funny moments in his many journeys and his time living in Britain. She then imagines his reactions to being repeatedly bought and sold, and to racist people who attempted to diminish him. The story begins in Africa where Johnson flushes out the sparse details provided by Equiano, portraying the terror and pain of the capture, the march to the sea and the voyage over the ocean as an enslaved ‘living ghost’. Journey Back to Freedom: The Olaudah Equiano Story by Catherine JohnsonĬatherine Johnson’s historical fiction is meticulously researched, richly imagined and beautifully written her latest novel is inspired by the autobiography of Equiano, and focuses on the decade in which he was captured and enslaved, before managing to buy his freedom at the age of 21.
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