Homegoing

4/1/2019

In 18th century Ghana, two half-sisters are born into different villages and lead entirely separate lives. While one sister is married off to an Englishman and leads a life of privilege inside the luxurious Cape Coast Castle, the other is captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the same castle, and sold into slavery in America. Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing" follows the parallel journeys of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations, tracing their experiences through eras of slavery, the American Civil War, and Jazz Age Harlem. This unforgettable novel confronts the troubled legacy of slavery and illuminates the indelible impact of captivity on generations to come. A captivating masterpiece, "Homegoing" is a New York Times Notable Book and a PEN/Hemingway award winner.

africa ꞏ mississippi ꞏ slavery ꞏ colonialism ꞏ family saga ꞏ african american fiction ꞏ cultural heritage ꞏ oppression ꞏ ghana ꞏ identity ꞏ historical fiction ꞏ coming of age ꞏ sisters ꞏ ancestry ꞏ plantations ꞏ american civil war ꞏ racism ꞏ memory ꞏ harlem ꞏ multi-generational