Claire Of The Sea Light
by Edwidge Danticat /
2013 / English / EPUB
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From the best-selling author of
From the best-selling author ofBrother, I’m Dying
Brother, I’m Dying and
andThe Dew Breaker:
The Dew Breaker: a stunning new work of fiction that
brings us deep into the intertwined lives of a small seaside town
where a little girl, the daughter of a fisherman, has gone
missing.
a stunning new work of fiction that
brings us deep into the intertwined lives of a small seaside town
where a little girl, the daughter of a fisherman, has gone
missing.
Claire Limyè Lanmè—Claire of the Sea Light—is an enchanting child
born into love and tragedy in Ville Rose, Haiti. Claire’s mother
died in childbirth, and on each of her birthdays Claire is taken
by her father, Nozias, to visit her mother’s grave. Nozias
wonders if he should give away his young daughter to a local
shopkeeper, who lost a child of her own, so that Claire can have
a better life.
Claire Limyè Lanmè—Claire of the Sea Light—is an enchanting child
born into love and tragedy in Ville Rose, Haiti. Claire’s mother
died in childbirth, and on each of her birthdays Claire is taken
by her father, Nozias, to visit her mother’s grave. Nozias
wonders if he should give away his young daughter to a local
shopkeeper, who lost a child of her own, so that Claire can have
a better life.
But on the night of Claire’s seventh birthday, when at last he
makes the wrenching decision to do so, she disappears. As Nozias
and others look for her, painful secrets, haunting memories, and
startling truths are unearthed among the community of men and
women whose individual stories connect to Claire, to her parents,
and to the town itself. Told with piercing lyricism and the
economy of a fable,
But on the night of Claire’s seventh birthday, when at last he
makes the wrenching decision to do so, she disappears. As Nozias
and others look for her, painful secrets, haunting memories, and
startling truths are unearthed among the community of men and
women whose individual stories connect to Claire, to her parents,
and to the town itself. Told with piercing lyricism and the
economy of a fable,Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light is a tightly
woven, breathtaking tapestry that explores what it means to be a
parent, child, neighbor, lover, and friend, while revealing the
mysterious bonds we share with the natural world and with one
another. Embracing the magic and heartbreak of ordinary life, it
is Edwidge Danticat’s most spellbinding, astonishing book
yet.
is a tightly
woven, breathtaking tapestry that explores what it means to be a
parent, child, neighbor, lover, and friend, while revealing the
mysterious bonds we share with the natural world and with one
another. Embracing the magic and heartbreak of ordinary life, it
is Edwidge Danticat’s most spellbinding, astonishing book
yet.