![]() ![]() But by the end, there are glimmers of hope, too. Some find love, some live long lives, but all know suffering of some kind. Some stay in Ghana for generations, while others move across the US – from Alabama to New York to California. ![]() ![]() One is married to an English colonizer and will live in the castle on the coast of Ghana the other is sold into slavery and shipped to America.įrom then, we follow their descendants over the next 200+ years. Here, we meet two half-sisters who will never know each other. We get a glimpse of two tribes, the Fantes and the Asantes, surviving during a time when white European colonizers are wielding power over them. Homegoing starts in Ghana – then known as the Gold Coast – in the late 1700s. I’m here to add to the praise: This novel is stunning and sweeping, a history lesson and intimate look at how traumas and opportunities are passed from generation to generation. I’ve heard a lot about Homegoing lately, and everyone says it’s incredible or even the best book they’ve ever read. While I thought about adding it to my bookshelves soon, fate stepped in to speed up the process: The new book club I just joined chose Homegoing for our first read, and I was ecstatic to dive in. ![]() This upcoming release led me to want the author’s first book, Homegoing, which was first published in 2016. A new book has been on my radar for the past few months: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaaa Gyasi. ![]()
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