Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi

A Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women Selection \n \n Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. \n \n Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer. \n \n Selected for Granta's Best of Young American Novelists 2017 \n Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best First Book \n Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction \n Shortlisted for the Beautiful Book Award 2017 \n