Amelia
Fascinating account of the Jamaican maroons in Nova Scotia. I had never learned of the maroons and reading Fireflies in Winter led me on a journey of further learning about them. The Maroons were a determined group of freedom fighters from Jamaica. For nearly a century and a half, beginning in the 1650s, they had waged an intermittent war with the British administration of the island. They wanted independence. In 1795 the administration in Jamaica decided to remove the Maroons. Three ships brought 543 men, women and children to Halifax in late June 1796.
I learned that there are descendants of Maroons today. Still living and trying to preserve the lifestyle of their ancestors.
This was a short and “easy” book- in as much as reading about anything related to slavery is. Cora is an orphan from Jamaica trying to get used to life in Nova Scotia. One day she sees prints in the snow which leads her to meet Agnes. Agnes is in hiding and somehow they foster a deep friendship. Agnes’ past closes in and they have to make difficult choices.
I’d recommend it as a great starting point in learning about the maroons from Jamaica who settled in Nova Scotia, and further into Africa.
Fascinating account of the Jamaican maroons in Nova Scotia. I had never learned of the maroons and reading Fireflies in Winter led me on a journey of further learning about them. The Maroons were a determined group of freedom fighters from Jamaica. For nearly a century and a half, beginning in the 1650s, they had waged an intermittent war with the British administration of the island. They wanted independence. In 1795 the administration in Jamaica decided to remove the Maroons. Three ships brought 543 men, women and children to Halifax in late June 1796.
I learned that there are descendants of Maroons today. Still living and trying to preserve the lifestyle of their ancestors.
This was a short and “easy” book- in as much as reading about anything related to slavery is. Cora is an orphan from Jamaica trying to get used to life in Nova Scotia. One day she sees prints in the snow which leads her to meet Agnes. Agnes is in hiding and somehow they foster a deep friendship. Agnes’ past closes in and they have to make difficult choices.
I’d recommend it as a great starting point in learning about the maroons from Jamaica who settled in Nova Scotia, and further into Africa.