New Statesman review

18 August 2021 . “For Renton, the legacy of slavery is an active thing; it has shaped him and given him privilege. This book is his way of grappling not just with the complexities of slavery itself and the issues of acknowledgement and compensation, but the personal difficulties that come with being a descendant of the Fergussons, plantation owners in Tobago and Jamaica who held 950 black lives in their hands.,…” Read the review here

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