This is again a sort of memoir, Edwidge Danticat's parents moved to New York when she was young, she and her younger brother had to remain behind in Haiti with their uncle that raised them. This is the story of her life growing up with her family in Haiti and mixed in with what was going in currently in her life while writing this--she is expecting her & her husband's first child and her father's health is failing. Haiti is one of those countries that I just don't understand--it is poor and just bad things and bad leaders happen there. There is a good sense of some of that here along with the personal touches of how her family made it through at least till the end. A really good read, I read a book by this author before & remember enjoying it and again another good read even if sad at many points.
There is 1 WL for this book on PBS but I think this one will also go into the possible loan out pile for now.
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