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1770: Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other…
Remember Remember
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1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same.
While Britain’s highest court fails to administer justice for Vincent, little rebellions are no longer enough. What’s needed is a big, explosive plot – one that will strike at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. But can one woman, one fuse and one match bring down an Empire?
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London/St Lucia
“Four generations after a failed attempt to destroy the British Parliament, an enslaved man, James Somerset was to be transported from London to a Caribbean plantation. He refused.
Somerset’s case was brought to trial in a time of social unrest. A revolution was brewing in America. Britain was industrialising and its streets were fraught with protests against government corruption and unfair working conditions.
He won.
Somerset’s rebellion marked the beginning of the end of the transatlantic slave trade, altering the fate of approx 20 thousand Black people living in Britain at the time and millions across the British Empire.”
The author says that although the events in the novel are fictionalised and some alternative timelines have been used, the story is inspired by his bravery and countless other tales of resistance.
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Destination/Location: London, St Lucia Author/guide: Elle Machray Departure: 1770
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