The Great Divide

A Novel

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Beschreibung

<p><strong>A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick! </strong></p><p><strong>A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there</strong></p><p>It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone. But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.</p><p>Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister’s surgery. When she sees a young man—Omar—who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.</p><p>John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada’s bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.</p><p>Searing and empathetic, <em>The Great Divide</em> explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers—those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.</p><p><strong>Named a Most Anticipated Book By: <em> Washington Post</em> * Book Riot * Electric Literature * LitHub * <em>ELLE </em>* The Millions * Goodreads * Reader’s Digest </strong></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780063291331

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

201 x 138 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. USA