I absolutely loved reading this and I felt so moved by this story.

Following the life of a family, across two generations: the parents Abena and Kodzo, both born in Ghana, and their children Elon and Djifa born in Glasgow.

The way to characters are described is so quietly spot on and moving. Elom is probably the one who moved me the most by being himself, how well I understand how he feels, how he wants to fit in but doesn't know how, or rather doesn’t understand how to connect, how to belong, how to pretend.

This is a groundbreaking story where we get to follow the ins and outs of four people who love and care but are humans, have their own traumas and experiences, express themselves differently, want different things and feel different things.

“ It was unfair that between Ghana and Scotland, a language had been lost. There was something they never understood about him, and things he was never able to tell them; ways of loving they couldn't agree on, though he knew the love was there. “

I can’t wait to read more by Selali Fiamanya.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a beautiful book. A compelling read, following a family through 3 decades of life in Ghana, Glasgow and London. I enjoyed the writing style from this author, and the way the characters were so well fleshed out. I liked the different chapters showing the viewpoints of each member of the family, which helped you to realise why they each made the decisions they did. The book explores the themes of family, what it means to move to a new country and culture, faith, sexuality. It is incredibly moving and I read it quickly.