BLONDE ROOTS

WELCOME TO A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. ONE MINUTE, DORIS, FROM ENGLAND, IS PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH HER SISTERS IN THE FIELDS BEHIND THEIR COTTAGE. THE NEXT, SOMEONE PUTS A BAG OVER HER HEAD AND SHE ENDS UP IN THE HOLD OF A SLAVE-SHIP SAILING TO THE NEW WORLD ...IN THIS FANTASTICALLY IMAGINATIVE INVERSION OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE - IN WHICH 'WHYTES' ARE ENSLAVED BY BLACK PEOPLE - BERNARDINE EVARISTO HAS CREATED A THOUGHT-PROVOKING SATIRE THAT IS AS ACCESSIBLE AND READABLE AS IT IS INTELLIGENT AND INSIGHTFUL. "BLONDE ROOTS" BRINGS THE SHACKLES AND CRIES OF LONG-AGO BARBARITY UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE AND RAISES TIMELY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF TODAY.