Homegoing: A novel
Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery.
Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.
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wow this was really impressive !! and i canât believe i remembered all the characters, thatâs a testament to memorable characters i guess because i never can keep track of characters
It's a lot in terms of emotions for me to explain. It is a multi-generational saga that follows the descendants of two half sisters, Effia and Esi, across three centuries, beginning in eighteenth-century Ghana and arriving at the present day. As you continue, you pray the next generation will be better but it is filled much sadness. It can be very triggering for some, which it was for me.
The chapters are vivid and disturbing but well worth the read.
The chapters are vivid and disturbing but well worth the read.
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