![]() ![]() However, since you are only following each character for a chunk of time, you never really get fully attached to them. It’s intriguing to follow an entire family over several generations, jumping from time period and location as you go. The structure of this novel is a double edged blade. It examines the forces that shape nations and families and makes for an excellent kick off to Black History Month. Starting on the coast of Ghana, it sweeps across the ocean to the United States and covers the American Civil War, the Great Migration, and goes all the way to present day. ![]() It follows two sisters, Effia and Esi, and their descendants over the span of three hundred years. Homegoing is a multi-generational, historical fiction debut novel from Yaa Gyasi. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.” ![]() 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. He is the one who gets to write the story. ![]()
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