{"product_id":"9780008608026","title":"The Great Divide","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Henriquez, Cristina \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/03\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008608026,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A master of prose'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow – by acclaimed author Cristina Henríquez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar’s decision to work as a digger. For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence. Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield. He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When John witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada one day, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal – those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Henríquez writes gorgeously, creating indelible characters whom you’ll never want to leave' Justin Torres, author of Blackouts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A masterful weaving together of different lives… I can't stop thinking about it’ Hester Musson, author of The Beholders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Henríquez writes beautifully … Stunning’ Haleh Agar, author of Out of Touch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54847749325173,"sku":"9780008608026","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008608026.jpg?v=1732872452","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008608026","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}