Hi everyone and welcome back! Day 22 today – we’re almost at the finish line!
Today’s featured book is…
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
This book was such a revelation when I read it! I honestly have no words to describe it that would ever do it justice… so, today I’ll leave you with a quote from this amazing, precious book. If you gift yourself anything this season, let it be the time to read this.
We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.
Read for: multigenerational narrative; consequences of historical events and choices; non-Western perspective; excellent writing and construction.
Synopsis
Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader’s wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow.
Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel – the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself.
Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.
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