This book really is something. I've had Homegoing on my list from the moment this novel was released. Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian- American author and the two books she has written take place in both the US and Ghana.
In the case of Transcendent Kingdom, it mostly takes place in the US. We follow Grifty. Her parents have moved to the US when her brother Nana was young and when she wasn't even born. The story this novel this is one of grief. Years after her parents have moved to the US her father hasn't been able to put down roots so he returns to Ghana, and her brother Nana has had struggles of his own and passes away.
What I liked about this story is the fact that it's really small in scope, yet grand in what it's trying to say. We follow Grifty at university where she's working on her research with mice, but the parallels this research has with her life are heartbreaking.
The way her mum deals with the hardships and the way she does is really well-told by Yaa Gyasi. I really should read her previous novel, and I'll keep my eyes out for her future releases.
4 stars
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