Homegoing is a thought-provoking, compelling, and diverse multigenerational saga by an author of color

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Genre/Categories/Settings: Historical (and Contemporary) Fiction, Multigenerational Family Saga, Family Life, Diverse Read, Africa, Ghana, African American Literature, locations in the U.S.

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Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth and authors of color, I’m featuring a multigenerational historical fiction saga, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

Homegoing is a multigenerational family saga that covers three hundred years of family history. The story begins in eighteenth-century Ghana when two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born in different villages. Effia is given to an Englishman in marriage and lives comfortably in Cape Coast Castle. Esi is sold into the Gold Coast’s slave trade and shipped off to America. The story follows the descendants of both sisters in alternating chapters.

Do you have debut authors of color and diverse reads on your bookshelf?

Continue here for my full review of Homegoing…

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