RaveThe Spectator (UK)... [a] gripping work of live history ... The storytelling is crisp, balanced and authoritative ... It is the handling of this seeping undertone of racism that makes this book so valuable, a primer for the debate on colonial guilt and echoing white supremacy ... It is this incremental change of attitudes that stands out in this telling book ... this book’s laser-sharp focus on the casenotes from one instance of colonial cruelty allows for a much more informed understanding of the wider issue.
