"In Ghana Must Go, Selasi drives the six characters skillfully through past and present, unearthing old betrayals and unexplained grievances at a delicious pace. " writes elegantly about the ways people grow apart - husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, parents and kids." Miss out on Ghana Must Go and you will miss one of the best new novels of the season." unplugged from the world.' As a writer she has a keen sense of the baggage of childhood pain and an unforgettable voice on the page. Selasi has an eye for the perfect detail: a baby's toenails 'like dewdrops', a woman sleeps 'like a cocoyam. " Ghana Must Go comes with a bagload of prepublication praise. “Irresistible from the first line-'Kweku dies barefoot on a Sunday before sunrise, his slippers by the doorway to the bedroom like dogs'-this bright, rhapsodic debut stood out in the thriving field of fiction about the African diaspora.” "Selasi’s ambition-to show her readers not "Africa" but one African family, authors of their own achievements and failures-is one that can be applauded no matter what accent you give the word." Nell Freudenberger, The New York Times Book Review:
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