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Margarets Frihet (2012)

by Jessica McCann(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Vigmostad og Bjørke

review 1: Excellent story. The book is fiction based on a few true events. A court case, Prigg vs. State of Pennsylvania, really happened, and the name of the main character, Margaret Morgan, was the real woman whose life was greatly affected by the actions of Prigg and the ensuing court decisions.My advice is to not read the summary/review that accompanies the book picture here at Goodreads. It gives away too much. I hate it when the entire plot and any surprise therein is revealed in reviews. So I am not going to tell you many details except that it has to do with slavery in the 1830s, before the Civil War. There are heartbreaking events; awful things happen. You know that when you read a book on slavery. But it's not all bad, and the story really grabs you so that you may have ... moretrouble putting this one down.Really good.. take a couple days off and read this book.
review 2: This is a heartbreaking story, so painful at times it was hard to keep listening. Even when I wasn't listening I was thinking about how cruel we as humans can be to others. Jessica McCann gives us an insight into what it was like to be a slave in the 1800's. Margaret was a strong woman and she never gave up her struggle for freedom despite losing so much. It made me think of the freedom we all take for granted. A very moving and thought provoking story. less

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