Blonde Roots

Blonde Roots
First edition (UK)
AuthorBernardine Evaristo
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHamish Hamilton/Penguin (UK) & Riverhead/Penguin (USA)
Publication date
April 2009 (UK), January 2010 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN978-0141031521
Preceded bySoul Tourists 
Followed byHello Mum 

Blonde Roots is a novel by British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo. Published by Penguin UK in 2009 and Penguin USA in 2010, this satirical novel presents an alternative history of the transatlantic slavery, with Africans as the masters of European slaves. In 2009, it was awarded the Orange Prize Youth Panel Choice and the Big Red Read Award.