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Homegoing

By: Yaa Gyasi
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, read by Dominic Hoffman.

Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself.

Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.

 African American Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Africa

Critic Reviews

This novel boldly pushes the scope and possibilities of what historical fiction can do. Intimate yet expansive . . . one of the many extraordinary achievements of Gyasi's enviable debut is the writer's ability to make all the myriad descendants here - enslaved mothers, carpenters, academics - equally worthy of the reader's sustained engagement and compassion (Michael Donkor)
A tremendous debut
One of the richest, most rewarding reads of 2016
A marvellous novel
Homegoing is a remarkable feat - a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes and fears. A tremendous debut
All stars
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This is a gripping and important story. and in terms of the audiobook experience... I have been raving to everyone I can about this narrator. I've never heard anything like it. Slipping between dialects and accents completely seamlessly. I'm hooked.

Incredible

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I love historical fiction and this is easily one of the best ones I have read. The narrator is brilliant at keeping the tone engaging!

Absolutely brilliant!!

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Loved every minute of this story going through the generations of a very difficult history

Great Story

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A real lesson in generational trauma. It’s very clever and engrossing and absolutely heartbreaking. I think the ending was a little cliched but I understand why it was necessary to tie everything together. A great listen.

Brilliant and heartbreaking

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this book really highlights the trauma passed down but also the unknowing connection we have to the past and how much that can dictate our future. it was so touching and so thought provoking. I paused it often and had to have conversations about what I had read. beautiful book

generational trauma

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