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The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez

The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez

Against the backdrop of the construction of the Panama Canal, Cristina Henriquez takes us through the very depth of the Panamanian jungle, where young Ada and Omar fight bravely for themselves, their families and their communities’ survival in a rapidly changing world. Violent empire and volatile sickness combine for harrowing effect in this vivid novel that interrogates all that is sacrificed in the name of progress. By turns macabre and also truly joyful. 

Author Cristina Henriquez next to the red and colourful cover of her book The Great Divide.
  • Last updated: October 4, 2024

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Christina Henriquez Author Biography

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

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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.