Laura Rose Wagner
Autor(a) de Hold Tight, Don't Let Go: A Novel of Haiti
Obras de Laura Rose Wagner
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Membros
- 111
- Popularidade
- #175,484
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 2
Magdalie is a great character -- tough, gentle, lost, loving, but determined to do something for herself even in the midst of post-earthquake chaos. After her half-sister and best friend leaves for the US, she has to figure out a way to manage and get out of her poverty in the refugee camps. A rather sheltered 17-year-old she thinks she might have found a friend in Jimmy, a young man she knows. The scene is merciless and beautifully drawn as Magdalie slowly realizes that his offer of help comes with a sexual price tag:
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