Breath, Eyes, Memory - Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory

By Edwidge Danticat

  • Release Date: 2003-07-01
  • Genre: Literary Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 91 Ratings
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Description

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 Haiti--to 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.

Reviews

  • Entertaining Read

    5
    By dinner and a movie
    This was a sad yet well written novel.

  • Very good

    5
    By Jujer8080
    It is very strong i recommend it to any one 13+ maybe older. I had to read it for school and loved it.

  • Amazing

    5
    By MaliJordan
    Wonderfully written story

  • Wonderful

    5
    By Crissey
    I have a new appreciation for Haitian culture. I love it. Great buy.

  • Breath, Eyes, Memory

    5
    By Yvette67
    A remarkable storyline. It draws you into the lives of women who struggle to be free from the way of life of generations before them, of the plight of poverty and the impact of political instability. The global theme of rape and the violation of the innocence of young girls. One can never remain oblivious to those critical issues that impact on women all over the world, threading their mere existence, their sanity, their survival. Look forward to reading more of her novels.

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