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A provocative debut novel about a British Ghanaian marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home thats on the brink of collapse?

It seemed everyone knew Efe and Sam were meant to beeveryone except for Efe and Sam. Efe, newly arrived in the UK from Ghana and sinking under the weight of her parents expectations, finds comfort in the focused and idealistic Sam, also Ghanaian, but for whom the UK feels like home. Hes stable, hes working towards a law career, and he has a vision for his future. Efe, on the other hand dropped out of university, works at a bookstore, and dreams about life as an art curatora dream her mother condemns. After spending years as best friends, Efe and Sam begin a fling that ends with the two of them married and starting a family. Their love story couldnt seem more perfect.

But you know what they say: Looks can be deceiving.

Motherhood for Efe might as well be a crime scene. Shes just getting used to having a toddler when a second unplanned pregnancy throws her for a loop, forcing Sam and Efe to confront just how radically different they want their lives to be. Already swallowed by the demands of motherhood and feeling the dreams she had slipping away once again, Efe flees to Ghana, leaving Sam and their daughter behind. As Sams illusion of their perfect marriage crumbles before him, Efe is determined to figure out which life she should pursue: the stability of her marriage, or the reawakened freedom shes finally found as an artist herself.

A heartrending love story about motherhood and sacrifice, Rootless provides an intimate look at what happens after a marriage collapses, leading two people to rediscover what they ultimately wantand if its still each other.

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WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home thats on the brink of collapse?

Beautiful, gripping, and tender . . . a powerful and unforgettable meditation on love, belonging, and motherhood.Emilia Hart, author of Weyward

On a spring afternoon in London, Sam races up the stairs of his flat two at a time. Theres 1,300 missing from the bank account he shares with his wife, Efe, and his calls are going straight to voicemail. When he finally reaches someone, he learns that Efe is over four thousand miles away, as their toddler looks around and asks, Wheres Mummy?

When Efe and Sam met as teens headed for university, it seemed that everyone knew they were meant to be. Efe, newly arrived in the UK from Ghana and sinking under the weight of her parents expectations, found comfort in the focused and idealistic Sam. He was stable, working toward a law career, and had an unwavering vision for their futurea vision Efe, now a decade later, finds insufferable. From the outside, theyre the picture-perfect couple everyone imagined, but there are cracks in the frame.

Faced with a life-altering decision, Efe and Sam find themselves on opposing sides, forced to confront just how radically different they want their lives to be. Then one day, Efe disappears. Rootless is a heartrending story about sacrifice, family, and ambition, providing an intimate look at what happens after a marriage collapsesand if it can still be saved.

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