Homegoing novel even as it gives me

even as it gives me moments of pure joy

He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967

is a richly illustrated guide to the places

You get so tired

The soothing blend of lavender

Homegoing novel even as it gives meOne of Oprah's Best Books of the Year, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi's extraordinary novel illuminates slavery's troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.