Author:Peter Washington
A fascinating, splendidly documented thriller
—— The New YorkerA brilliantly achieved and all-too-believable modern Frankenstein
—— Book-of-the-Month Club NewsA short book that speaks volumes about slavery... Keeping his page taut with compression and compassion, D'Aguiar makes The Longest Memory hard to forget
—— Peter Kemp , Sunday TimesThis deceptively simple book resonates long after it is finished
—— Paula Burnett , New Statesman and Society