{"product_id":"mouths-dont-speak","title":"Mouths Don't Speak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention in the 2019 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Longlist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the 2010 Haiti earthquake kills her parents, a woman returns to Haiti after leaving it as a child, 25 years ago. A powerful and engrossing story, this read cannot be missed.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle, \u003c\/i\u003e 35 Most Anticipated Fiction Books of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating novel about Haitian life, Ulysse beautifully braids together the struggle for personal redemption with the struggle for dignity and human rights.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRain Taxi Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlysse gives readers a riveting story of a woman who is trying to make sense of a homescape that, if not wholly disappeared, is irrevocably altered.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lush descriptions and Creole-inflected dialogue, Katia D. Ulysse frankly and deftly writes about the nuances and class differences in Haiti. \u003ci\u003eMouths Don't Speak\u003c\/i\u003e explores how trauma touches us at home and abroad, wherever those places may be. This includes the experiences of the underserved kids Jacqueline teaches, American veterans, the earthquake victims, and children and their parents. Ulysse illustrates the complicated but unbreakable connections we have to family and home, and shows how privilege doesn't necessarily keep you from tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA captivating portrait of a woman plagued with worry about family and homeland, this beautifully written novel recalls Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eParadise.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful...As Ulysse explores grief, she moves beyond her protagonist to consider the murky motivations and emotions of other characters. This is a harrowing, thoughtful dive into the aftermath of national and personal tragedies filtered through diasporic life.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlysse punctuates...descriptions of the lush Florestant plantation with insightful observations about strained family dynamics. The ties that bind can also constrict us.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDrifting, \u003c\/i\u003e Ulysse's 2014 story collection, Haitian immigrants struggle through New York City after the 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of their county. In her debut novel, Ulysse revisits that disaster with a clearer and sharper focus. Jacqueline Florestant is mourning her parents, presumed dead after the earthquake, while her ex-Marine husband cares for their young daughter. But the expected losses aren't the most serious, and a trip to freshly-wounded Haiti exposes the way tragedy follows class lines as we\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328641024100,"sku":"9781617755927","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/mouths-dont-speak","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}