ISBN 978-0375705045 8.52 ounces 236 pages 5.15 x 0.55 x 8.02 inches Vintage Books (1998) Synopsis At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage.