Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the debut historical novel by Manu Herbstein (b.
It has been described as a work of faction that "successfully blends extensive and meticulous research with abundant imagination to transport the reader into the violent world of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
[citation needed] Herbstein won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book gotthos novel, the first time the award had been given to an electronic book.
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