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Wow. This is essentially a book of short stories, following seven generations descending from two sisters. It takes the reader from colonial Ghana to modern-day America and Ghana through these two divergent paths. A really incredible literary achievement and so affecting as the reader glimpses a bit of each person's life in this very personal journey through history.
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When Marcus and Marjorie meet at a party in the Bay Area in the current day, it is unbeknownst to them (and unthinkable really!) that they are related through a complicated family tree that is broken, burnt, has crossed oceans and yet still thrives and continues to grow. But this story doesn't start with Marcus and Marjorie, it ends with them. We begin in the 1700s in the Gold Coast with two half-sisters, one who lives above in the castle grounds and the other who lives below, in the dungeons pr
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Mar 21, 2021
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Beautiful but sorrowful linked stories of two Ghanian girls whose descendants are followed over the generations. One branch of the family remains in Ghana; the other branch is sold into slavery and ends up in America. Sometimes painful to read but worth your time.
Reminds me of Americanah.
Reminds me of Americanah.
Jul 03, 2025
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