Guyana

Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture
by Gaiutra Bahadur

After the abolition of slavery, Britain transported indentured labourers – known as ‘coolies’ – to more than a dozen colonies over a period of eight decades. Discovering her grandmother was one of these workers, Guyana-born author Gaitutra Bahadur sets about the difficult task of tracing her. This detailed and revelatory study tells the story of women who, then and even now, have no means of telling their story themselves.

C. Hurst & Co, 2016
First published in 2013
ISBN 9781849046602