| Author: | Edwidge Danticat | ISBN: | 9781569477960 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press | Publication: | July 1, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Soho Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edwidge Danticat |
| ISBN: | 9781569477960 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press |
| Publication: | July 1, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Soho Press |
| Language: | English |
At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets 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 a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.
At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets 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 a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.
