The Lost German Slave Girl

Last week I read The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans . This was a departure from my normal reading as it was a nonfiction book. I really enjoyed the change, a little change is good for us all. I think I also enjoyed the book since it dealt with NO and the MS/LA/AR area - an area I know a little better now.

My mom had given me this book in a pile she passed on to me about a year ago. I don't think I even knew it was nonfiction for the first 10 months it sat on my bookshelf. I just never made it to the point in the pile of unread books where it resdied. now that I finally read it, I really enjoyed it. The author was planning to research and write about slave law in NOLA. During his research he found te story of Salome Mueller, AKA Sally Miller. She was a young girl, around the age of 4-7 years old when her parents immigrated from Germany to the US. Through an unfortunate turn of events her parents passed away, and she disappeared. Suddently 25 years later she is magically found, living as a slave in the French Quarter. Her relatives and family friends go through the efforts of freeing her and her children. It is these struggles that are narrated in the book. It was quite enjoyable, and there were some real twists. Human nature at its worst and at its best shines through loud and clear. I definitely would reccomend this book.