The great divide : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063291324
- ISBN: 0063291320
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Physical Description:
321 pages : map ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
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Badges:
- Recently Published: 5 / 5.0
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
Content descriptions
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. |
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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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Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC HENRIQUEZ (Text) | 34000151517042 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | FIC HENRIQUEZ (Text) | 34000151524196 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | FIC HENRIQUEZ (Text) | 34000151512787 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
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