Ghana Must Go is the debut novel by Taiye Selasi. This is an extraordinary novel. It is the story of Kweku Sai, a surgeon from Ghana, and his family that he left years ago when he felt he had failed them.

Sai’s ex-wife and four kids all come together in Ghana when their father dies of a sudden heart attack; his death marking a new beginning for his family.

Selasi is more of a poet than a novelist, in the sense that each word written here matters. There is nothing superfluous, only the richly detailed descriptions of the inner lives of each member of the Sai clan. Selasi weaves them all together into this unforgettable novel.

One of the best debuts I’ve read in years.