Krystle Zara Appiah’s ROOTLESS nominated for NAACP Image Award
We are delighted to share that Krystle Zara Appiah has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for her debut novel Rootless. Krystle has been nominated for the category Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author in the award’s 55th year - the winners will be announced on 16th March.
Rootless was acquired in a six-figure deal by Borough Press (UK) and by Ballantine Books (US) - it was published in hardback in the UK in March 2023.
A massive congratulations to Krystle!
There are two sides to every love story...
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.
An at-once tender and heartbreaking meditation on freedom, motherhood and obligation, Rootless explores the limits of love and friendship through a story of a British-Ghanaian marriage in crisis.