{"product_id":"9780099462217","title":"The Longest Memory","description":"Author: D'aguiar, Fred\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099462217\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Sep 1995\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping lyric exploration of the life of Whitechapel, a slave on an 18th century Virginia plantation... a brilliant - and beautiful - achievement.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in taut, poetic language, THE LONGEST MEMORY is set on a Virginian plantation in the 19th century, and tells the tragic story of a rebellious, fiercely intelligent young slave who breaks all the rules: in learning to read and write, in falling in love with a white girl, the daughter of his owner, and, finally, in trying to escape and join her in the free North. For his attempt to flee, he is whipped to death in front of his family, and this brutal event is the pivot around which the story evolves.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150400073886,"sku":"UBD-9780099462217","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099462217.jpg?v=1786964808","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099462217","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}