Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat - ISBN: 9780349106823
Paperback
Secrets bind mother and daughter, even across oceans and generations.

Breath, Eyes, Memory

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 1996

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Summary

When her mother leaves Haiti to find work in the US, Sophie is raised by her aunt. Their parting, years later, when her mother sends for her, is as wrenching as the reunion in New York. Though she barely knows her mother they both carry secrets from their homeland that will haunt them forever.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349106823
ISBN-10:0349106827
Author:Edwidge Danticat
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:14 May 1996
Weight:170g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 16mm
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Critics Review

Stuffed with folk wisdom with a sprinkling of urban angst… a vision of female solidarity which transcends place and time.

A first novel of precious humanity which mingles past and present, the horrors and delights of Haiti, in a quiet and dignified prose that would be impressive in a writer twice her age. - INDEPENDENT

Extraordinary… a young and genuinely fresh voice. - TIME OUT **

Stuffed with folk wisdom with a sprinkling of urban angst… a vision of female solidarity which transcends place and time. - SUNDAY TIMES **

she delicately tiptoes with poetic intent…brief, lyrical, disturbing novel… - MAIL ON SUNDAY

About The Author

Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 under the dictatorial Duvalier regime. Her award-winning short stories was nominated for the 1995 National Book Award. She has been chosen as one of the New Yorker magazine’s ‘20 Young Writers for the 21st Century.

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