Set in the island's impoverished villages and in New York's Haitian community, this is the story of Sophie Caco, who was conceived in an act of violence, abandoned by her mother and then summoned to America. At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti-and the enduring strength of Haiti's women-with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage.
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