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 Henriquez. - Haleh Agar , author of Out of Touch.
Stunning. - Hester Musson , author of The Beholders Henriquez writes beautifully...
I can\'t stop thinking about it. - Justin Torres , author of Blackouts A masterful weaving together of different lives...
Henriquez writes gorgeously, creating indelible characters whom you\'ll never want to leave. - Roxane Gay , author of Bad Feminist Incredibly precise in its rendering of the human soul.
From the first page to the last, i found myself deeply invested. - Xochitl Gonzalez , author of Olga Dies Dreaming Beautifully written...
Left me with powerful ache for forgotten histories that will not soon leave me. - Roxane Gay By turns macabre and also truly joyful... - Ann Napolitano One of my favourite writers.
I love it.
A gorgeous, sweeping epic...
This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
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.
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.
But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.
He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria.
Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield.
For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence.
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.
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.
But first, it must be built.
It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history.
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 Henriquez
