Kemosha of the Caribbean

First impressions: A non-traumatic story about a freed woman; how exciting! note someone is no longer a slave after they win their freedom so describing Kemosha as a slave is inaccurate as most of the book she isn’t enslaved. This is not a spoiler it's in the synopsis This story is about Kemosha; a......more

Why is nobody reading this book!!! I was immediately intrigued by the blurb of this book. WLW, Pirates and Freedom Fighting, it sounded like everything I wanted. AND IT WAS! This was not perfectly written but it was full of atmosphere and the characters were just perfect. This book is not only histo......more

Despite Kemosha of the Caribbean by Alex Wheatle being a work of fiction, aspects of Jamaican history felt well researched which lead to this book being brought to life. I particularly liked the references to Akan spirituality, which sits well with what we know about the Maroons and the Koromanti wh......more

Pirates>>> This damaged me too much to write a review so just go read it for yourselves and realise how amazing it is!......more

Kemosha grown up in slavery, she’s sold away to work at the port royal, they had her cooking and cleaning, but men paid me Powell to have Kemosha as company and when one arrived she held the dagger to him he stumbled back and she escaped. She stumbled upon someone’s house, he’s the only one that can......more