Book guide
Homegoing
Two half-sisters set on radically different paths leave a legacy of slavery, survival, and family reckoning across seven generations.
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About Homegoing
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.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- slavery
- colonialism
- racism
- racial slurs
- rape
- domestic abuse
- violence
- kidnapping
- drug abuse
- death of a child
- war themes
