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Literary Fiction · 2013 · PG-13

Claire of the sea light

by Edwidge Danticat

In a Haitian fishing village, a girl disappears — and the intertwined stories of the village are revealed.

For14+GenreLiterary FictionLength237 pagesRead time~6.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; a child at risk; sea deaths

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of poverty, parenthood, and the difficult choices love demands

What this book is about

Danticat's 2013 novel follows the ripples when a poor fisherman tries to give his daughter Claire to a fabric merchant for a better life, and Claire disappears. Interconnected stories of a fishing village. For older teens and adults.

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