A Wedding in Haiti
by:
Julia Alvarez (author)
In a story that travels beyond borders and between families, acclaimed Dominican novelist and poet Julia Alvarez reflects on the joys and burdens of love—for her parents, for her husband, and for a young Haitian boy known as Piti. In this intimate true account of a promise kept, Alvarez takes us...
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In a story that travels beyond borders and between families, acclaimed Dominican novelist and poet Julia Alvarez reflects on the joys and burdens of love—for her parents, for her husband, and for a young Haitian boy known as Piti. In this intimate true account of a promise kept, Alvarez takes us on a journey into experiences that challenge our way of thinking about history and how it can be reimagined when people from two countries—traditional enemies and strangers—become friends.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781616201302 (1616201304)
Publish date: April 24th 2012
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
3.5 starsThe title's a little misleading. I thought the part about Haiti after the earthquake was more interesting than the events surrounding the wedding.
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