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Winner of the PEN/ Hemingway AwardWinner of the NBCC's John Leonard AwardA New York Times Notable BookA Washington Post Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, Time, Oprah.com, Harper's Bazaar, San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Jones, Esquire, Elle, Paste, Entertainment Weekly, the Skimm, Minneapolis Star Tribune, BuzzFeedGhana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery.Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle.