Book Discussion: Washington Black

Please join us for a discussion of the novel Washington Black , by Esi Edugyan This exciting and acclaimed adventure story was a 2018 Booker Prize finalist. Description from Penguin Random House : Eleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his master’s brother. To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning, and where two people, separated by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human. Find Washington Black in BPL’s catalog and borrow a print or electronic copy from the Library Please register to receive a reminder email . Walk-ins are welcome. This event is sponsored by BPL Central / Adult Services Department