Zo Miller Xander
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceSet in Haiti, a breathtaking love story--a saga of passion, tenacity, and hope in the face of disasterWe first meet Zwazo Delalun, or Zo, during his…
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceSet in Haiti, a breathtaking love story--a saga of passion, tenacity, and hope in the face of disasterWe first meet Zwazo Delalun, or Zo, during his childhood, in the 1990s, in a fishing village on the western tip of Haiti. An orphan, he learns to swim and fish, then to harvest almonds and cut cane. He travels the island in his youth, finding work wherever he can. One morning, while hauling cement in the broiling sun, he meets Anaya, a nursing student who is sipping cherry juice under a tree.Their attraction is instantaneous, fierce; what grows between them feels like the destiny-changing love Zo has yearned for. But Anaya's father, protective and ambitious on behalf of his only daughter, cannot accept that a poor, uneducated man such as Zo is good enough for her, and he sends Anaya away to