Homegoing

Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book PrizeA New York Times 2016 Notable BookOne of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016NPR's Debut Novel of the YearOne of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016One 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 300 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 18th-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 20th-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. Includes a PDF of the Family Tree PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.