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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Rootless

Krystle Zara Appiah (author)

Hardback Published on: 16/03/2023

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Synopsis

There are two sides to every love story...

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.

Publisher information

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008528836
Number of pages: 368
Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 34 mm
Weight: 590g
Languages: English

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Really moving debut!

Rootless is Appiah's debut novel and it's an accomplished rollercoaster of emotions. This was immediately engaging and drew me into the story from the sta... READ MORE

Susan Barsby

Rootless is a raw, emotional story about love.

Rootless is a raw, emotional story about love. Literally it left in tears, this novel explores family, home, motherhood, honesty and the importance of root... READ MORE

Shannon Loar

Heartbreaking and beautiful

This is a beautiful and compelling debut novel about a marriage between two childhood friends, Efe and Sam. They are friends for years before they decide t... READ MORE

Claudia George

A heartbreaking story of Family, Home and Marriage

Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah A character driven story about love and marriage, expectations and resentments, communication and understanding and the ov... READ MORE

RitaCantStopReading

Compelling

A compelling debut by an author to watch. The ending felt shoehorned in, otherwise it is a beautifully written novel.

Mabel

A heart-wrenching tale

This was such a heart-wrenching book! A tale of two lovers from teens into adulthood, set over 20 years. Starting with a chapter set '5 months before', the... READ MORE

Rebecca Jones

A heart-wrenching tale

This was such a heart-wrenching book! A tale of two lovers from teens into adulthood, set over 20 years. Starting with a chapter set '5 months before', the... READ MORE

Rebecca Jones

Absolutely amazing book

Absolutely loved reading “Rootless” by Krystle Zara Appiah just a heads up brace yourself for the very sad ending. A very relatable read in terms of the ... READ MORE

SOPHIA DERY

Honest

Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah is a debut novel about the crisis of Efe and Sam's marriage. Efe was born in Ghana and is sent to the UK by her parents to ... READ MORE

Ana Bastos

Beautiful Story

"‘The end is always the best bit. If I could skip to the end and watch it first I would.’"-Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah (this is her debut novel) Syn... READ MORE

Lisa Niblock

Rootless

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