January Book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Hello everyone,

Our book for January will be Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction.

Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi's extraordinary novel illuminates slavery's troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed--and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.

Please read the book if you are coming (this seems obvious, but we have had people who hadn't read the book at all, it will be difficult to enjoy the discussions if you don't, it's ok if you haven't finished it!)

For newcomers, our event flow goes like this:
1. Get your seat and order drinks/food
2. Greetings and Introductions
3. Start the discussion (little summary of the story, characters etc)
4. Questions, answers, more questions...
5. Average score
6. Free talk