I enjoyed the connection from the earliest days in Africa and how the book connected the genealogy of each generation. You were able to see how the environment and traditions of each generation impacted them. I did have to follow the family tree provided in the front as each chapter is written in a specific character's voice and that helped me keep track of the family tree and which side they were from within that. I learned about the difficult role women played throughout the extended history of slavery. It started great conversations in our book club and we all agreed that we were amazed that this was the work of a 26 year old writer. I am passing it on to other friends to read - not something I do with every book we read.

This is one book all of our book club enjoyed - for dufferent reasons. It's an easy read & some of the story lines are just too obvious yet, there are great twists & development of the characters. We all jumped into the discussion & had different parts of the book we connected to or had more question about in the story.