

Transcendent Kingdom
Book • 2020
Transcendent Kingdom is a novel that delves into the life of Gifty, a sixth-year PhD student in neuroscience at Stanford.
Raised in a deeply religious Ghanaian immigrant family, Gifty is studying the neural mechanisms of depression and addiction, issues that have profoundly affected her family.
Her brother Nana died from a heroin overdose, and her mother has been bedridden with grief and depression since his death.
The novel explores Gifty's struggles with her faith, her scientific research, and her efforts to understand and cope with the trauma her family has endured.
It is a powerful exploration of faith, science, the African immigrant experience, family dynamics, addiction, and depression.
Raised in a deeply religious Ghanaian immigrant family, Gifty is studying the neural mechanisms of depression and addiction, issues that have profoundly affected her family.
Her brother Nana died from a heroin overdose, and her mother has been bedridden with grief and depression since his death.
The novel explores Gifty's struggles with her faith, her scientific research, and her efforts to understand and cope with the trauma her family has endured.
It is a powerful exploration of faith, science, the African immigrant experience, family dynamics, addiction, and depression.
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