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Ghana Must Go

By: Taiye Selasi
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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A stunning novel, spanning generations and continents, Ghana Must Go is a tale of family drama and forgiveness, for fans of Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Meet the Sais, a Nigerian-Ghanaian family living in the United States. A family prospering until the day father and surgeon Kweku Sai is victim of a grave injustice. Ashamed, he abandons his beautiful wife Fola and their little boys and girls, causing the family to fracture and spiral out into the world - New York, London, West Africa, New England - on uncertain, troubled journeys until, many years later, tragedy unites them. Now this broken family has a chance to heal - but can the Sais take it?

'Ghana Must Go is both a fast moving story of one family's fortunes and an ecstatic exploration of the inner lives of its members. With her perfectly-pitched prose and flawless technique, Selasi does more than merely renew our sense of the African novel: she renews our sense of the novel, period. An astonishing debut' Teju Cole, author of Open City


© Taiye Selasi 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2013

 Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Africa Tear-jerking

Critic reviews

A standout piece of fiction
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This was a wonderful novel, and a brilliant reading performance. Adjoa Andoh gives you a terrific sense of the heart of each character.

Great writing, great reading.

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I found it to be accurate and mirror the aspirations of the struggles success and failings of African immigrants and the complexity of the relationships they have with extended families back home.

Interesting story

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This books is so beautifully written and will have you reaching for your box of tissues. The descriptions are so poignant and insightful. The orator reads so well, she brought each character to life. Can’t wait for Taiye Selasi’s next one!

Beautifully written

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When I read the synopsis of the book, I was very excited about it. That's what got me buying it in the first place (with actual money, rather than as part of my monthly credit , hence why it's even more disappointing) .
The book started really slow and tedious , going back and forth into the past and back to the present .
It's ok when being read as an actual book then you can always go back previous pages for reference , but harder when being listened to as an audio book as I did .
Perhaps it was because I had been so underwhelmed earlier, but when it did get better it didn't lift me as much as I would have liked . The synopsis made it sound so much more promising and exciting than it actually was .
The narrator had issues with accents too.
It was an OK book, I wouldn't read it again though.

Didn't meet my expectations

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Beautifully narrated by a very talented linguist, evoking sounds and smells therefore accurate vision of US, Ghana and Nigeria. At first I thought too descriptive, however persisting on a long car journey, paid off to reveal a very touching story

Eloquent writing of an emotional story

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