Their parting, years later, when her mother sends for her, is as wrenching as the reunion in New York.

Breath, eyes, memory by Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-Publication date 1998 Topics Haitian Americans - New York (State) - New York - Fiction, Women - New York (State) - New York - Fiction, Haitian Americans - Travel - Haiti - Fiction Publisher Thorndike, Me. Danticat's Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), the characters Martine and Sophie display the complications and challenges of living with the memory and trauma of violations against the body. Haitian author Edwidge Danticat received a MacArthur Genius award in 2009, and in 2007 won the National Book Critics Circle Award for 'Brother, I'm Dying.' Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices.

The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 234 pages and is available in Paperback format.

A major theme in the novel is how the customs and traditions of a country can affect the way a person.