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The great divide : a novel

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  • ISBN: 9780063291324
  • ISBN: 0063291320
  • Physical Description: 321 pages : map ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
  • Badges:
    • Recently Published: 5 / 5.0
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0

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Summary, etc.: 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. 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. 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.
Subject: Canals Design and construction Fiction
Families Fiction
Working class Fiction
Immigrants Panama Fiction
Panama Canal (Panama) History Fiction
Canal Zone History Fiction
Genre: Novels.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 33 of 50 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Bridgeport Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 50 total copies.
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