A review by mellabella
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

4.0

Claire of The Sea is told from different voices and different points of views in a small Haitian town. Claire herself is 7. We don't hear from her until the end of the book. Her father is trying to "give her away" to the (well to do) woman named Gaelle who sold fabric. Gaelle's own daughter died a few years earlier. Claire's mother died while giving birth to her. Her father is a fisherman. The sea has just claimed the life of a friend of his as the book is opening. It was beautifully written and interesting to learn a little about life in Haiti. Edwidge Danticat never disappoints.