A BBC Top 100 novel that has shaped our world. Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One is sold into slavery; the other is the wife of a slave trader. The consequences of their fates resonate through the following generations. From the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton plantations of Mississippi; from the mission schools in Ghana to the bars in Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a wonderful novel - the intimate, gripping story of brilliantly vivid characters and through their lives, the very history of America itself. Epic in its scope and intimate in its portrayals, "Homegoing" is a burning and profound debut from a masterful new author.

This incredible book travels from Ghana to the USA, showing how slavery has destroyed so many families, traditions, and lives - and how its shocking effects continue to resonate today. Gyasi has created a story of true power and insight. Selected for Granta's Best Young American Novelists 2017. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Book. Nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Nominated for the Beautiful Book Award 2017.