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Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy was a British author whose fiction explored the experiences of Jamaicans in the UK. Her novel, Une si longue histoire, is a well-known example of her historical fiction.
Une si longue histoire
Synopsis
Follow the extraordinary life of July, a house slave on a Jamaican sugar plantation in the early 19th century. As the British Empire moves to abolish slavery, July navigates a world of shifting power dynamics, personal betrayals, and unexpected freedoms. This powerful novel offers a vivid and often darkly humorous account of a woman's resilience against a backdrop of profound historical change.