This is a new weekly feature on the library blog that gives you the opportunity to sample the first chapter of recent books.
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat (nonfiction)
Edwidge Danticat employs the charms of a storyteller and the authority of a witness to evoke the political forces and personal sacrifices behind her parents' journey to this country from Haiti and her uncle's decision to stay behind. Her previous book, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was chosen as the one book for Greater Hartford in 2002.
Read the first chapter provided by the Washington Post book section.
Source: Washington Post First Chapters and book reviews
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat (nonfiction)
Edwidge Danticat employs the charms of a storyteller and the authority of a witness to evoke the political forces and personal sacrifices behind her parents' journey to this country from Haiti and her uncle's decision to stay behind. Her previous book, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was chosen as the one book for Greater Hartford in 2002.
Read the first chapter provided by the Washington Post book section.
Source: Washington Post First Chapters and book reviews
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