bWinner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book PrizebrA iNew York Times i2016 Notable BookbrOne of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016brNPR's Debut Novel of the YearbrOne of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016brOne of iTimei's Top 10 Novels of 2016 piHomegoing iis an inspiration. --Ta-Nehisi Coates b pThe unforgettable iNew York Timesi best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, iHomegoing itraces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them through two continents and three hundred years of history, each life indeliably drawn, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day. pEffia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi,