Namwali Serpell's ground-shaking debut novel is an epic story of three generations of three Zambian families - one black, one brown and one white. Unfolding over 200 years, but set mainly in the twentieth century, one family begins in Italy, another in England and the third in Zambia. Playful, full of humour and utterly captivating in its storytelling - this is a colossal novel that you can live in. From the winner of the Caine Prize.