A gripping coming-of-age historical saga looms, as a beautiful Jamaican Maroon girl is captured and sold as a slave. Subtly and overtly opposing plantation life, she incites escapes, challenges the 'oppressive' teachings of Christianity, and desperately separates mind from body to survive the physical and emotional abuse. As Jennings masterfully weaves together the harsh realities of colonialism with moments of hope, resilience and inspiration, this story about the first freedom fighters in the New World, the Jamaican Maroons, will stay with you long after the final page. What's even more compelling is that, in 1739, nearly 40 years before the United States achieved independence from England, the Jamaican Maroons, many tribes led by women, had already won their wars for independence in the Caribbean. But this is not a typical slave story; in fact, "marronage" has been aptly called the antithesis of slavery. MAROONED, the gripping tale of one woman's successful battle to free herself and others from bondage, is a powerful reminder of the morally unjust history many of us share.
