This sweeping family saga encompasses seven generations of descendants of a Fante and his captured Asante house slave.  Progressing through 300 years of Ghanaian and American history, the narrative unfolds in a series of concise portraits of each sister’s progeny that capture pivotal moments in each individual’s life.  Well researched, beautifully told, and easy to read,    Stretching from the tribal wars of Ghana to slavery and Civil War in America, from the coal mines in the north to the Great Migration to the streets of 20th century Harlem, Yaa Gyasi has written a modern masterpiece, a novel that moves through histories and geographies and—with outstanding economy and force—captures the intricacies of the troubled yet hopeful human spirit.

320 p.

Copies available at Library.  Meets in Oak Room, main floor.