{"product_id":"sankofa-9781646220830","title":"Sankofa","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman wondering who she really is goes in search of a father she never knew--only to find something far more complicated than she ever expected--in this moving and hopeful novel of self-discovery for readers of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExaming freedom, prejudice, and personal and public inheritance, \u003ci\u003eSankofa\u003c\/i\u003e is a story for anyone who has ever gone looking for a clear identity or home, and found something more complex in its place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSearching 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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, \u003ci\u003eSankofa\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646220830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chibundu Onuzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942214938805,"sku":"9781646220830","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_943c6649-1c6e-4248-80bc-c881b08c3b98.jpg?v=1630996119","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sankofa-9781646220830","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}