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Title:
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THE FARMING OF BONES
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By: |
Edwidge Danticat |
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Paperback |
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£11.99 |
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£8.75 |
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ISBN 10: |
0349111634 |
ISBN 13: |
9780349111636 |
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Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
Pub. date: |
6 April, 2000 |
Pages: |
320 |
Description: |
* Simultaneously haunting and horrific, this is an outstanding novel from a young writer of exceptional ability |
Synopsis: |
It is 1937, and Amabelle Desir is a young Haitian woman working as a maid for a wealthy family in the Dominican Republic, across the border from her homeland. The Republic, under the iron rule of the Generalissimo, treats the Haitians as second-class citizens, and although Amabelle feels a strong sense of loyalty to her employers, especially since her own parents drowned crossing the river from Haiti, racial tensions are heightened when Amabelle's boss accidentally kills a Haitian in a car accident. The accident is a catalyst for a systematic round-up of Haitians, ostensibly for repatriation but in fact a prelude to slaughter. Amabelle, caught up in the chaos and confusion, returns to Haiti after much hardship to make a new life, but is for years uncertain of the fate of her lover, Sebastian, and haunted by a nagging sense of guilt.A powerful, fiercely economical and deceptively moving work, blending historical accuracy with lyrical brilliance. |
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UK |
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Abacus |
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