{"product_id":"sankofa-a-fantastic-novel-about-a-womans-search-for-her-identity-sefi-atta-9780349013152","title":"Sankofa A fantastic novel about a womans search","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew'' REESE WITHERSPOON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna is at a stage of her life when she''s beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSearching through her mother''s belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president (some would say the dictator) of a small nation in West Africa - and he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating jou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly compelling ... A disarmingly moving, surprisingly hilarious and fascinating journey\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI LOVED \u003ci\u003eSankofa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSO MUCH\u003c\/b\u003e. It explores identity, duality, belonging, racism, post-colonialism ... and the writing style is beguilingly cool, wry, detached * Marian Keyes *\u003cbr\u003eOnuzo displays astonishing \u003cb\u003eimagination and versatility\u003c\/b\u003e in this \u003cb\u003efantastic novel about a woman's search for her personal, familial and national identity\u003c\/b\u003e, delivered with deadpan humour in \u003cb\u003ecaptivating\u003c\/b\u003e prose * Sefi Atta *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptivating... A beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity\u003c\/b\u003e * Reese Witherspoon (2021) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlick pacing and unpredict able developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian Book of the Day *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonization, inheritance and liberation\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist Unmissable 2021 Fiction *\u003cbr\u003eI loved venturing from London to the fictional African nation of Bamana in \u003ci\u003eSankofa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ea novel I found hard to put down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maggie Shipstead * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA really great book\u003c\/b\u003e, very poignant but also told really straight * Sara Cox, Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong\u003c\/b\u003e * Time *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful. Poignant and powerful and so timely and the beautiful ending had me in tears\u003c\/b\u003e, reminding me to look within as well as without for my answers * Stella Duffy, 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpellbinding\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Onuzu's spare style elegantly cuts to the core of her themes. The balancing of Anna's soul-searching with her thrilling discoveries makes for a satisfying endeavour * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eUnscrupulous politicians, irresponsible journalism, and the yawning gap between rich and poor feel deeply personal as Anna's journey unfolds . . . \u003cb\u003eFresh and new\u003c\/b\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hugely compelling novel about identity and the stories we tell about ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e * Anna James (2021) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engagingly written journey of self-discovery\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniquely layered and lovingly written\u003c\/b\u003e * Ms Magazine *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733639803223,"sku":"9780349013152","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013152.jpg?v=1720000976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sankofa-a-fantastic-novel-about-a-womans-search-for-her-identity-sefi-atta-9780349013152","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}