Author: Gay, Roxane
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 1 August 2024 by Little, Brown Book Group (Corsair) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 192 pages
126 x 197 x 16 | 170g
'These early stories showcase Gay's prowess as one of the voices of our age' National Post, CanadaFrom New York Times-bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, Ayiti is a powerful collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience.
In Ayiti, a married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A young woman procures a voodoo love potion to ensnare a childhood classmate. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood.