Rootless

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It broke my heart Louise ONeill

Hard-hitting The Times

Powerful and bittersweet Daily Mail

Beat[s] Normal People at its own game Harpers Bazaar
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Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of.

But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility.

When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.
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An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice
GAL-DEM

Highly relatable your heart will miss a beat
HUFFPOST UK

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Both tender and powerful; almost unbearably moving. It broke my heart LOUISE ONEILL

Involving paints a hard-hitting picture of how desperate it is to feel that what society insists is the best thing that can happen to you is, in fact, the absolute worst THE TIMES

Brave, insightful and heart-breaking RACHEL EDWARDS

Beautiful and gripping unforgettable EMILIA HART

Powerful and bittersweet DAILY MAIL

Mesmerising and tender WOMANS WEEKLY

An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice. GAL-DEM

Highly relatable your heart will miss a beat HUFFPOST UK

Tender, intimate and unflinching EMYLIA HALL

Skillfully told MARIE CLAIRE

One to watch GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Get ready to be heart-broken COSMOPOLITAN

A debut novel that deserves to find many readers a must-read
PRIMA

A heartbreaking tale about motherhood and freedom The i paper

A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britains best new young writers HARPERS BAZAAR

Author Bio

Krystle Zara Appiah is a British-Ghanaian writer, editor and screenwriter based in London. She has a degree in literature and creative writing from the University of Kent. In 2020, she was one of forty writers selected for the London Librarys Emerging Writers Programme. Rootless is her debut novel.