Gifty looks for answers from science because her faith and her mother have none. She is working on her thesis on reward behavior in mice, helping her mother get over crippling depression and trying to understand why her gifted brother succumbed to addiction and overdose. This beautiful story is about looking for answers and understanding, the balance of good/promise and failure/defeat. Gifty takes us through her childhood raised by a tough immigrant woman from Ghana who never seemed tired or defeated yet now never leaves Gifty's bed and the beautiful golden boy who Gifty feels she can never be "good enough" to fill the hole his passing left. Yea Gyasi approaches religion and science in the same way - searching for answers, praying for results and finding the grace to know when you have searched enough. This will appeal to anyone looking for stories of families in crisis as well as immigrant experiences. This is a follow-up to her first book HOMEGOING but can be read as a standalone. 4 stars
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