For readers of Lawrence Hill comes a debut novel set in the small Nova Scotia town of Africville, settled by former slaves. 'Africville' chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family - Kath Ella, her son, Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner - whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the 20th century, from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s, to the economic upheavals of the 1980s. A Dewey Diva Pick.