A novel about one family wading through the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010, from the acclaimed author who has been compared to Toni Morrison “at the height of her power” (Harper’s Bazaar) — a haunting and astonishing story of restoration and disaster, motherhood, and the bonds that carry through generations. Genevieve, a single mother, flies from New York to Port-au-Prince with her teenage son, Miles. The trip is meant to be an education for fifteen-year-old Miles — a chance to learn about his family’s roots while coming to terms with his father’s departure — but it’s also an excuse for Genevieve to escape the city, where her life is dominated by her failed marriage and the daily pressures...
Publisher: Knopf (May 10, 2022) Pages: 320 pages ISBN-10: 0593321065 ISBN-13: 978-0593321065 ASIN: B09CCSWNDB
Click on the image to read the book
About the author: FRANCESCA MOMPLAISIR is the author of My Mother’s House. Born in Haiti, she studied at Columbia University, the University of Oxford, and New York University. She earned a doctorate in African and African diaspora literature as an NYU MacCracken fellow under her supervisor and mentor, Ngugi wa Thiong’o. She is a recipient of a Fulbright fellowship to travel to Ghana to research the cultural retention and memory of the transatlantic slave trade. She lives in the New York City metro area.