A Complete Guide to Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club Picks

"Sankofa" by Chibundu Onuzo ($14)

• What it's about: After Anna's mother dies, she discovers that her father (who she's never met) is actually the president of a small country in Africa. As she attempts to track him down, she's forced to question his controversial politics as well as her own identity.
• What Witherspoon says: "'Sankofa' is a beautiful exploration of the often complex parameters of freedom, prejudice and individual sense of self. Chibundu Onuzo has written a captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew."