Sankofa
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Sankofa is Chibundu Onuzo's novel about a woman searching for the father she never knew. Anna Bain, a mixed-race woman in her late forties living in London, is separated from her husband and grieving her mother. In her mother's belongings she finds the diary of a West African student who turns out to be her father. He later became president of the fictional West African country of Bamana. Anna travels to Africa to meet him and discover her own identity.
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- Reese Witherspoon: “Our October @ReesesBookClub pick, #Sankofa by #ChibunduOnuzo is a beautiful exploration of the complex parameters of freedom, prejudice and individual sense of self. Join us this month as we discuss this beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity. ✨”