When Martine, a young Haitian woman, is raped, her child Sophie is raised by Tante Atie in a small Haitian village. But when Sophie is twelve, she is reunited with her birth mother in New York. Neither woman is able to put the past to rest, resulting in confusion, guilt, and ultimately tragedy, in a...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE IN LITERATURE From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Brother, I'm Dying, a collection of vividly imagined stories about community,...

FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE * The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * In this powerful work of nonfiction that takes up immigration and the strength of family, Edwidge Danticat tells the story of her beloved father and uncle - how her father came to the US; and how his brother later died at the hands of the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views."--USA Today "If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment's thinking about health...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views."--USA Today "If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment's thinking about health...