Homegoing

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE - WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION - 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.

One of Oprah's Best Books of the Year, 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.

Homegoing is Yaa Gyasi's acclaimed debut novel that traces the intertwined destinies of two half-sisters separated by circumstance and geography. Beginning in 18th-century Ghana, the narrative spans generations, following one sister's descendants through the horrors of the slave trade and another's through colonial Africa. Gyasi weaves together intimate family stories with sweeping historical events, exploring themes of identity, legacy, and the lasting impact of choices made across centuries. This powerful multigenerational saga offers readers a profound meditation on how history shapes individual lives and family bonds, making it essential reading for those seeking literary fiction that illuminates overlooked perspectives in African and African-American history.