Raised in a strict evangelical community in Alabama, Gifty watched her brother, Nana , a talented athlete, spiral into a fatal heroin addiction after a sports injury led to an OxyContin dependency.
The novel follows , a 28-year-old PhD candidate in neuroscience at Stanford University. Gifty’s life is defined by her research on reward-seeking behavior in mice, a pursuit driven by her family’s tragic history with addiction and depression . yaa-gyasi-mas-alla-de-mi-reino-r1-0-epub
Gifty cares for her mother, who is suffering from a debilitating, suicidal depression while Gifty struggles to reconcile her scientific career with the religious faith of her childhood. Core Themes Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Transcendent Kingdom: A Novel Raised in a strict evangelical community in Alabama,
This guide provides an overview and analysis of (originally titled Transcendent Kingdom ), the second novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi . Plot Overview Gifty cares for her mother, who is suffering