The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez

“Though carrying heavy historical cargo, Henríquez’s tale is beguiling and bright with love, humor, and magic.”

A conversation with author Cristina Henriquez

From the publisher’s website:

Cristina Henríquez is the author of The Great Divide, The Book of Unknown Americans, The World In Half, and Come Together, Fall Apart: A Novella and Stories

Henríquez had the idea for a story centered around the Panama Canal long before she published her first collection of short stories set in Panama, Come Together, Fall Apart (2006). But it wasn’t until many years later that she began writing what would become The Great Divide.

A conversation with Cristina Henriquez on the history and consequences of the building of the canal.

The enthralling latest from Henríquez (The Book of Unknown Americans) tells the stories of migrant laborers, locals, and others affected by the Panama Canal project in 1907.

Discussion questions from the publisher