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The Farming Of Bones
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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.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9780349111636
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0349111634
Udg. Dato:
6 apr 2000
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
197mm
Forlag:
Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato:
6 apr 2000
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