After reading this book, I decided to look up the meaning of its title as I was not familiar with it. This is what I found:

The word Sankofa in translation is “to retrieve” this bird teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward and this book embodies this and so much more.

We follow Anna who is a biracial 48 year old woman who is in search of her biological father after the passing of her mother. In searching for him, she finds that he held high power in a west African country. In discovering more about him, Anna begins to learn more about herself.

What I enjoyed about this story is the way that the author executed the struggles of the main character. We watch as Anna grapples with not feeling White enough while also not fitting in with Black folxs either. This is something that I’m sure many may be able to relate to.

I didn’t particularly enjoy the ending as it felt gimmicky, however, I also appreciated that the author gave some closure and tie it up nice in a bow.

Great book! Can’t wait to read more from this author