books.google.ca - Recounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_rainy_season.html?id=Z5R7AAAAMAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe rainy season
Recounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country
With this sort of sociological book about a place with an interesting history, people and events, the author does a lot of research, both from media and in the field, and carefully looks at the facts ...Read full review
Review: The Rainy Season
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Amy Wilentz writes about Haiti 1978-89 like a latter-day Charles Dickens, with dozens of major and minor characters and an eye for the broad sweep of society and history all at once. Only she is also ...Read full review
Amy Wilentz is the author of two previous books, "The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier" and Martyrs' Crossing, a novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three sons.