I read this book long ago and cannot remember the title. The plot was about an indentured servants of sorts in a coal mine who falls in love with the daughter of the owner of the place. Right before he is going to run away they catch him and make him run backwards in front of a horse and put a metal collar around his neck. He runs away after this with coincidental help from the girl. The book follows the life of the girl getting married to a man who goes to start a plantation in America, and the life of the slave who goes to a city and then travels as an indentured servant to america and ends up working on the same plantation she is at. She has a miscarriage and they run away together. A memorable scene was also when some "bad guys" tortured an indian boy by popping his fingernails off. Is this ringing any bells? It's quite a long book. If you can leave the title and author i would deffinately appreciate it :)
Name this book please?
sounds a little like a suitable boy by vikram seth, but that was an epic novel
bloody huge but well worth it!
could also be one of noel barbers works
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/noel...
i hope i'v been of some help?
at least you'll have some new book suggestions ;)
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