“A brilliant, absorbing book, a family story, a tale of power, exile, and calamity…And it’s also a no-holds-barred autobiography. I couldn’t stop reading.”
—Salman Rushdie, author of Knife
“A tour-de-force! I was gripped by every page. You will not be able to put it down!”
—Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters
“A revelation. As unflinching as it is tender, it is the story of a nation and an intimate portrayal of a family. A son's homage to a complex, brilliant woman and a letter of longing to a Haiti that might have been and could still become.”
—Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King, finalist for the Booker Prize
“An eloquent, Argos-eyed love letter.”
—Edmund White, author of The Humble Lover
“A deeply moving, disciplined journey that refuses to accept what’s left unsaid.”