The dew breaker is a quiet man, a husband and father, a hard-working barber, a kindly landlord to the men living in a basement apartment in his home. He is a fixture in his Brooklyn neighbourhood, recognizable by the terrifying scar on his face. But beneath the surface of this American existence lies a dangerous truth: the brutal crimes he committed in the country of his birth.
As his story unfolds, we enter the lives of those around him: his devoted wife and rebellious daughter; his sometimes unsuspecting, sometimes apprehensive neighbours, tenants, and clients. And the Haiti of the dew breaker's past, we witness his last, desperate act of violence, and his first encounter with the woman who will offer him a form of redemption - albeit imperfect - that will change him forever . . .
Edwidge Danticat
The Dew Breaker
$29.95 – Paperback book / Abacus
The dew breaker is a quiet man, a husband and father, a hard-working barber, a kindly landlord to the men living in a basement apartment in his home. He is a fixture in his Brooklyn neighbourhood, recognizable by the ter... Buy or find out more →
Royal Diaries Anacaona Golden Flower
$21.00 – Hardcover book / Scholastic
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Brother, I'm Dying
$47.95 – Hardcover book / Alfred A Knopf
From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that centers around the men closest to her heart — her father, Mira, and his older brother, Joseph.
From the... Buy or find out more →
After The Dance
$22.95 – Paperback book / Vintage
In AFTER THE DANCE, one of Haiti's most renowned daughters returns to her homeland, taking readers on a stunning, exquisitely rendered journey beyond the hedonistic surface of Carnival and into its deep heart. Edwidge Da... Buy or find out more →
Brother, I'm Dying
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Scribe Publications
From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that centers around the men closest to her heart — her father, Mira, and his older brother, Joseph.
From the... Buy or find out more →
Breath Eyes Memory
$19.65 – Paperback book / Little Brown
"I come from a place where breath, eyes and memory are one. A
place from which you carry your past like the hair on your
head."
Edwidge Danticat's startlingly mature first novel tells the story
of four generations of Hai... Buy or find out more →