Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. - The New York Times Book Review
Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers - but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
ISBN: | 9780763636791 |
Publication date: | 22nd January 2008 |
Author: | M T Anderson |
Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 384 pages |
Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples |