Breath, eyes, memory / Edwidge Danticat.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY. : SOHO, c2015.Description: 265 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781616955021 (pbk.) :
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Books | Roseau Public Library Fiction Paperback | Fiction | F Dan (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | ROSE19050154 |
"At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti--to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage"--
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