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The Farming of Bones : a novel

By - Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-
Floor - Floor 3
Published - Abacus, London, 1998
ISBN 10 - 0349111634
ISBN 13 - 9780349111636
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Dominican Republic
Shelf No - 4
Call Number - 813.54 DAN
Physical Description - 312 pages ; 22 cm
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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.

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