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Waiting for the Waters to Rise

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Waiting for the Waters to Rise

SKU: 9781642860733 Category: Product ID: 765143

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Title: Waiting for the Waters to Rise
Author: CONDE MARYSE
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/11/2021
Imprint: World Editions (Amsterdam)
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active

Babakar is an African doctor living alone until the child Anaïs comes into his life. Forced to abandon his solitude, he takes her to Haiti in search of her family.

Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue-eyed mother and his ex-lover Azelia, both now gone, as are the hopes and aspirations he s carried with him since his arrival in Guadeloupe. Until, one day, the child Anaïs comes into his life, forcing him to abandon his solitude. Anaïs s Haitian mother died in childbirth, leaving her daughter destitute now Babakar is all she has, and he wants to offer this little girl a future. Together they fly to Haiti, a beautiful, mysterious island plagued by violence, government corruption, and rebellion. Once there, Babakar and his two friends, the Haitian Movar and the Palestinian Fouad, three different identities looking for a more compassionate world, begin a desperate search for Anaïs s family.

'Condé puts forth the secrets and histories of a fascinating cast, producing a timeless exploration of the wounds that emerge and linger when people lose those who mean the most to them, be it their family, friends, or country. This faithful portrayal of grief and displacement is tough to forget.' Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9781642860733
Dimension: 215mm X 139mm

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Dimensions 215 × 139 mm