description: The story of a rebellious and fiercely intelligent young slave and the escape attempt that cost him his life is told from the perspectives of his father, the master, the master's daughter, and the overseer's son. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Longest Memory
titlecomplete: The Longest Memory
genres: Fiction, Historical, Teaching, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 1666
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: David Higham Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Avon Books