Breath, Eyes, Memory - Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat, EdwidgeDanticat
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Adults
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 Haitito 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 an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haitiand the enduring strength of Haitis womenwith a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her peoples suffering and courage., Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins Release date: 06-30-15
