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Sankofa By Chibundu Onuzo | Book Review Podcast

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“Uniquely layered and lovingly written.” —Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine

“Chibundu Onuzo offers a stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong.” —Annabel Gutterman, TIME

“Beautifully written, this is a literary love story from a daughter to a father—and shows the disappointment that can come with that relationship.” —Zibby Owens, Katie Couric Media

“In Bamana, a fictionalized West African country, Onuzo is probably at her narrative best. We . . . find ourselves in a setting that fires up the senses and offers up an opportunity for us to get to know Anna better . . . Sankofa means not only to retrieve but also to do so in the spirit of taking something good from the past to better the future. Like her protagonist, the writer Onuzo boldly attempts this in her new novel.” —Angela Ajayi, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“With wit, humor, and heart, Onuzo spins a page-turner centered on a woman in search of her past . . . Taking on questions of race, belonging and heritage, Onuzo writes with gusto and beautifully illuminates what Sankofa means: ‘a mythical bird . . . it flies forward with its head facing back.’” —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review

“Onuzo’s clean prose highlights the novel’s hopeful contours.” —Estelle Tang, BuzzFeed

"Sankofa is a vivid exploration of finding one’s place in the world, while confronting the demons brought on by our parentage." —Sarah Stiefvater, PureWow