Homegoing

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"Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi is an international bestseller that follows the parallel paths of two half-sisters born in eighteenth-century Ghana. One sister marries an Englishman and lives a life of comfort, while the other is captured, imprisoned, and sold into slavery. The novel traces their descendants through eight generations, exploring the legacy of slavery from the Gold Coast to Mississippi plantations, the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Gyasi's powerful narrative sheds light on the impact of captivity on both those taken and those left behind, revealing how the memory of slavery remains ingrained in the nation's soul.

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Pages

313

Publisher

Vintage