Half Lives

Krystle Zara Appiah is a British-Ghanaian writer, editor and screenwriter based in London. She has a degree in literature and creative writing from the University of Kent. In 2020, she was one of forty writers selected for the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme. Her debut novel, Rootless, was highly acclaimed, with Krystle heralded as 'One of Britain's best new writers' by Harper's Bazaar.

Praise for Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah:‘Both tender and powerful; almost unbearably moving. It broke my heart’ LOUISE O’NEILL‘Brave, insightful and heart-breaking’ RACHEL EDWARDS‘Beautiful and gripping… unforgettable’ EMILIA HART‘Tender, intimate and unflinching’ EMYLIA HALL‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice.’ GAL-DEM‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’ HUFFPOST UK‘A debut novel that deserves to find many readers… a must-read’ PRIMA‘A heartbreaking tale about motherhood and freedom’ The i paper‘A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain’s best new young writers’ HARPER’S BAZAAROne of ‘the best books to look forward to in 2023’ COSMOPOLITAN‘A deeply felt novel… full of romance as well as terrible grief. Rootless enthralled me from the start.’ ILANA MASAD, author of All My Mother’s Lovers‘Efe’s tragic story will stay with readers long after they finish turning pages’ DONNA FREITAS, author of The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano