![]() often send their children to family members and don't perceive it in the same way that, I think, perhaps, an American family would perceive that - as sending your kids away," Selasi tells host Michel Martin. But their picture-perfect life comes tumbling down when Kweku leaves the family and Fola is faced with raising the children by herself on a florist's salary.ĭepressed over the failure of her marriage and desperate to find a way to help her children succeed, Fola decides to send her twins to live with an uncle in Nigeria, something Selasi says is not uncommon for the immigrants she's observed. Before they leave, Selasi gives readers a glimpse into the events that unfolded while they were growing up in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Mass.įola raised her four children while Kweku worked as a gifted surgeon. The novel begins with the Sai children preparing to travel from the United States to Ghana for the funeral of the family patriarch, Kweku Sai. ![]() Taiye Selasi brings the African immigrant experience to readers in her debut novel, Ghana Must Go. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Ghana Must Go Author Taiye Selasi ![]()
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