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Homegoing

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Homegoing

Written by: Yaa Gyasi
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
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Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016
NPR's Debut Novel of the Year
One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016
One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016

“Homegoing is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates


The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them through two continents and three hundred years of history, each life indeliably drawn, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day.

Effia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of Homegoing follows Effia’s descendants through centuries of warfare in Ghana, as the Fante and Asante nations wrestle with the slave trade and British colonization. The other thread follows Esi and her children into America. From the plantations of the South to the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the coal mines of Pratt City, Alabama, to the jazz clubs and dope houses of twentieth-century Harlem, right up through the present day, Homegoing makes history visceral, and captures, with singular and stunning immediacy, how the memory of captivity came to be inscribed in the soul of a nation.

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The story does weave in and out but if you follow along and remember where it all begins you’ll be so amazed and how this story continues across generations. I just loved it.

Well worth the time

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One of the most captivating, heart wrenching, beautiful books I have ever read. Yaa Gyasi masterfully tells the story of generations. It was perfect. I’m in awe and so thankful to have read this.

I felt this book inside of me

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do yourself a favor and read this book, beautiful story telling that all comes together

whoa

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The beautiful tapestry of the various storylines weaving into a long lasting story of heartache, joy, growth and becoming. I read this a year ago and the story still stays with you.

A long lasting story

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I enjoyed the narrator's performance, who seamlessly switched characters.
The story is very interesting, moving, makes one feel both significant in their own story line, and realize how about 4-5 generations down we will not be known to our descendants.
It is historically educational, eye opening. I had no idea about the story of Harlem jazz scene.

historical saga

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