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Summary of Homegoing : A Novel by Yaa Gyasi: Conversation Starters, Paperback / softback Book

Summary of Homegoing : A Novel by Yaa Gyasi: Conversation Starters Paperback / softback

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Homegoing: A Novel by Yaa Gyasi: Conversation Starters Maame gives birth on the same night that she escapes her tribal captors, leaving her baby daughter behind.

Effia grows up not knowing about her bloodline and is forced to marry an Englishman who manages the slave trade in the Gold Coast.

Meanwhile, Maame marries another man from her own village and bears another daughter.

Like her first daughter Effia, her second daughter Esi is separated from her through the forces of slavery. While Effia stays in Ghana and bears children and grandchildren, Esi becomes the mother of many generations in America.

Their stories progress through 300 years, bearing descendants who will one day meet in the same village where it all began.

Homegoing is the debut novel of Yaa Gyasi. It is winner of the John Leonard Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award.

It is also the New York Times' 2016 Notable Book, Oprah's 10 Favorites, Time's 2016 Top Ten Novels, and one of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction of 2016. A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages.

The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on.

Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to.. Create Hours of Conversation:• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups• Foster a deeper understanding of the book• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen beforeDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book.

If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage you to before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

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