The Other Side of the Mountain |
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| Author:
| Cane, Fiona |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5122-3748-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.00 |
Book Description:
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It's 2001, and amidst the political turmoil in Haiti,three disparate lives collide: Yolande, an impoverishedfarmer desperately looking for the sister her abusivehusband has sold into slavery; Maddy, an eagerBritish journalist on her first overseas assignment, seton making a name for herself; and Clare, an ex-patgynaecologist who's devoted the past eight years tohealing Haiti's downtrodden women.Divided by language, lifestyle and personality yet alldriven by painful memories buried in...
More DescriptionIt's 2001, and amidst the political turmoil in Haiti,three disparate lives collide: Yolande, an impoverishedfarmer desperately looking for the sister her abusivehusband has sold into slavery; Maddy, an eagerBritish journalist on her first overseas assignment, seton making a name for herself; and Clare, an ex-patgynaecologist who's devoted the past eight years tohealing Haiti's downtrodden women.Divided by language, lifestyle and personality yet alldriven by painful memories buried in their pasts, thethree women unite to search for the missing child. It'sa quest that takes them deep into the city'sunderworld, where poverty is rife, black magic thrivesand violence is king; a world in which appearancescan be deceptive and where survival is by no meanscertain.