Passing for White
Author(s): Tanya Landman
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband.Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+
Product Information
Tanya Landman studied for a degree in English Literature at Liverpool University before working in a bookshop, an arts centre and a zoo. Tanya won the Carnegie Medal in 2015 with Buffalo Soldier and is renowned for her thought-provoking novels set in nineteenth-century America.
General Fields
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- : Barrington Stoke, Limited
- : Barrington Stoke Ltd
- : 0.21
- : 28 February 2017
- : 198mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tanya Landman
- : Paperback
- : 2018
- : English
- : 104
- : YFB