Breath, Eyes, Memory

Description

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.

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 under the dicatatorial 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.'

'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 'What makes this novel so extraordinary is the way that Danticat makes the reader understand the strenght of traditional Haitian culture...Danticat is a young and geniunely fresh voice.' TIME OUT 'Danticat's somple prose is a blend of folklore and facts. But her hard-worn wisdom will break your heart.' OPTIONS 'Breath, Eyes, Memory is a strange, disconcerting novel, but one that refuses to be forgotten.' THE SCOTSMAN