Hoe Duur was de Suiker is a historical novel by Surinamese writer - TopicsExpress



          

Hoe Duur was de Suiker is a historical novel by Surinamese writer Cynthia McLeod, set in 19th century colonial Suriname, when slavery was a norm. It tells the story of two Jewish step sisters, Elza and Sarith, and Sariths half-sister/body slave, Mini Mini. Growing up on a plantation alongside the Suriname River, in the Jewish settlement known today as Joden Savanne, the pampered Sarith fails to come to grips with the hardship of plantation life, while Mini Mini finds her own chance at love. The book was also published in English as The Cost of Sugar.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:44:35 +0000

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