Sankofa

A Novel

By: Chibundu Onuzo

Narrated by: Sara Powell

Masterful in its examination of freedom, prejudice, and personal and public inheritance, Sankofa is a story for anyone who has ever gone looking for a clear identity or home and found something more complex in its place.

Anna 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.

Searching through her mother's belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew. His student diaries chronicle his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. Anna discovers that he eventually became the president - some would say dictator - of a small nation in West Africa. And he is still alive....

When Anna decides to track her father down, a journey begins that is disarmingly moving, funny, and fascinating. Like the metaphorical bird that gives the novel its name, Sankofa expresses the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bringing it into the present to address universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for a family's hidden roots.

©2021 Chibundu Onuzo (P)2021 Tantor

Great narration

I loved the narrator’s command of the various accents in this recording -British and African - with equal fluency and respect.

Unforgettable Story and Characters

Beautifully written and narrative. I especially appreciated this book as an African American middle-aged woman. Then ending filled my eyes with tears and my heart with joy.

Wow

Great story that took me to another continent. The narration was incredible; it was as if there were several narrator.

Love!!!!!

This book was awesome. I highly recommend it! It is now amongst a list of my favorite books of all times! the narration was fantastic as well!

Rich, and entertaining

Surprised by how engaging and educational this book was with well developed characters. I would highly recommend this book.