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Rootless
- Author
- Krystle Zara Appiah
- Narrator
- Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 16 March 2023
- Run Time
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
One of ‘the best books to look forward to in 2023’
COSMOPOLITAN
‘A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain’s best new young writers’
HARPER’S BAZAAR
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Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of.
But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility.
When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important – her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.
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‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice’
GAL-DEM
‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’
HUFFPOST UK
Critics Review
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‘Both tender and powerful; almost unbearably moving. It broke my heart’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘Involving… paints a hard-hitting picture of how desperate it is to feel that what society insists is the best thing that can happen to you is, in fact, the absolute worst’ THE TIMES
‘Brave, insightful and heart-breaking’ RACHEL EDWARDS
‘Beautiful and gripping… unforgettable’ EMILIA HART
‘Powerful and bittersweet’ DAILY MAIL
‘Mesmerising and tender’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY
‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice.’ GAL-DEM
‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’ HUFFPOST UK
‘Tender, intimate and unflinching’ EMYLIA HALL
‘Skillfully told’ MARIE CLAIRE
‘One to watch’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Get ready to be heart-broken’ COSMOPOLITAN
‘A debut novel that deserves to find many readers… a must-read’
PRIMA‘A heartbreaking tale about motherhood and freedom’ The i paper
‘A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain’s best new young writers’ HARPER’S BAZAAR
‘A deeply felt novel… full of romance as well as terrible grief. Rootless enthralled me from the start.’ ILANA MASAD, author of All My Mother’s Lovers
‘Efe’s tragic story will stay with readers long after they finish turning pages’ DONNA FREITAS, author of The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
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Details
- Author
- Krystle Zara Appiah
- Narrator
- Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel
- Duration
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008528867
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Romance, Psychological thriller, Adventure / action fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Coming of age
Synopsis
There are two sides to every love story… One of ‘the best books to look forward to in 2023’COSMOPOLITAN‘A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain’s best new young writers’HARPER’S BAZAAR‘A beautiful, emotional rollercoaster’ LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of Yinka, where is your huzband?‘Both tender and powerful’ LOUISE O’NEILL‘Beautiful and gripping… unforgettable’ EMILIA HART_____________________________________________________________Teenagers Efe and Sam first meet in London in the 1990s.Years later the best friends are married. Their love story couldn’t seem more perfect.But Sam wants to start a family.Efe wants to be free from children to focus on her dreams.When an unplanned pregnancy forces them to confront their differences,Efe and Sam must discover if what they really want is still each other…A poignant, heart-breaking debut about a British-Ghanaian marriage in crisis, Rootless is a story of friendship, family, societal obligation and motherhood. But above all, it’s a story of love.______________________________________________________________‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice’ GAL-DEM‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’HUFFPOST UK‘Brave, insightful and heart-breaking’RACHEL EDWARDS‘Efe’s tragic story will stay with readers long after they finish turning pages’DONNA FREITAS, author of The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano‘Tender, intimate and unflinching’EMYLIA HALL‘A deeply felt novel… full of romance as well as terrible grief. Rootless enthralled me from the start’ ILANA MASAD, author of All My Mother’s Lovers
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