Jubilee

Rating:
Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a book about the horrors of slavery within the American history and the strong willed people who survived. I must have used a box of tissues while taking off a few days from work to read this book.

Vyry is a very strong and powerful woman who has seen more pain and suffering than most of us can ever imagine, and still she does not know hate or defeat in her own heart. You will root for her and for her freedom, but when freedom is achieved it is not what it seems to be. After the slaves are finally free, they have to overcome famine, sickness and most of all hate. A powerful novel which will make you wonder "How could something like this possibly happen?" I would suggest this book to anybody who is interested in American and/or African American history.