A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home. When Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline isn't prepared for a tense reunion with her sisters or for her father's startling deathbed wish that she repair their long-broken family legacy and find the sister and two brothers no one has seen in more than 50 years. Moving through time and place, from modern-day Brooklyn and Montego Bay to 1930s Havana and back again, The House of Plain Truth is a journey through generational secrets and a family coming to terms with its past. Inspired by the author's own history, this soulful novel explores a fascinating story of immigration, divided loyalties, and what one woman must sacrifice in her attempt to find home.
Donna Hemans Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Donna Hemansová se zaměřuje na hluboké rodinné vztahy a složitost života žen v karibském prostředí. Její próza je známá svým poetickým jazykem a pronikavým pohledem na témata identity, migrace a hledání domova. Hemansová zkoumá, jak minulost formuje přítomnost a jak se jednotlivci vyrovnávají se svými kořeny a dědictvím. Její dílo nabízí citlivé a pronikavé portréty postav, které se snaží najít své místo ve světě.
