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Language: English Publication details: London Penguin Books 2017 Description: 305 pages ; 20 cmISBN: 0241975239Subject(s): Women--Ghana--Fiction | Slavery--Fiction | African Americans--History--FictionSummary: 9780241975237Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard loan | Library Services Fiction Collection | Print books | 813.6 GYA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 74003707 |
9780241975237
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.
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