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A wedding in Haiti : the story of a friendship, Julia Alvarez

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In this book the author talks about three of her most personal relationships, with her parents, with her husband, and with a young Haitian boy known as Piti. A teenager when she and her husband, Bill, first met him in 2001, Piti crossed the border into the Dominican Republic to find work. Impressed by his courage, charmed by his smile, the author has over the years come to think of him as a son, even promising to be at his wedding someday. When Piti calls in 2009, her promise is tested. To the author, much admired for her ability to lead readers deep inside her native Dominican culture, "Haiti is like a sister I've never gotten to know." Here she takes us on a journey into experiences that challenge our way of thinking about history and how it can be reimagined when people from two countries, traditional enemies and strangers, become friends. We follow her across the border into Haiti, once the richest of all the French colonies and now teeters on the edge of the abyss, first for the celebration of a wedding and a year later to find Piti's loved ones in the devastation of the earthquake. A strong message is packed inside this story, this time about the nature of poverty and of wealth, of human love and of human frailty, of history and of the way we live now
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
287 pages
Note
A Shannon Ravenel book--Title page
Isbn
9781616201302
Instance
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A wedding in Haiti : the story of a friendship
Title
A wedding in Haiti
Title remainder
the story of a friendship
Statement of responsibility
Julia Alvarez
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In this book the author talks about three of her most personal relationships, with her parents, with her husband, and with a young Haitian boy known as Piti. A teenager when she and her husband, Bill, first met him in 2001, Piti crossed the border into the Dominican Republic to find work. Impressed by his courage, charmed by his smile, the author has over the years come to think of him as a son, even promising to be at his wedding someday. When Piti calls in 2009, her promise is tested. To the author, much admired for her ability to lead readers deep inside her native Dominican culture, "Haiti is like a sister I've never gotten to know." Here she takes us on a journey into experiences that challenge our way of thinking about history and how it can be reimagined when people from two countries, traditional enemies and strangers, become friends. We follow her across the border into Haiti, once the richest of all the French colonies and now teeters on the edge of the abyss, first for the celebration of a wedding and a year later to find Piti's loved ones in the devastation of the earthquake. A strong message is packed inside this story, this time about the nature of poverty and of wealth, of human love and of human frailty, of history and of the way we live now
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Alvarez, Julia
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Alvarez, Julia
  • Alvarez, Julia
  • Alvarez, Julia
  • Alvarez, Julia
  • Dominican American authors
  • Dominican American women
  • Haitians
  • Dominicans (Dominican Republic)
  • Haïtiens
  • Dominican American women
  • Dominican American authors
  • Friendship
  • Haitians
  • Travel
  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
Label
A wedding in Haiti : the story of a friendship, Julia Alvarez
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Publication
Note
A Shannon Ravenel book--Title page
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
753634660
Dimensions
19 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
287 pages
Isbn
9781616201302
Lccn
2012000452
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)753634660
Label
A wedding in Haiti : the story of a friendship, Julia Alvarez
Publication
Note
A Shannon Ravenel book--Title page
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
753634660
Dimensions
19 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
287 pages
Isbn
9781616201302
Lccn
2012000452
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)753634660

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