Zo Format: Paperback

$ 8.02

Item Width: 5.2 in Narrative Type: book gtin13: 9781101872185 Item Height: 0.8 in Publication Year: 2021 Intended Audience: General/trade Language: English Item Weight: 10 oz Type: book Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Genre: Fiction ISBN: 9781101872185 Topic: Cultural Heritage, Magical Realism, Literary Book Title: Zo Format: Trade Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Pages Author: Xander Miller Item Length: 8 in

Description

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

A breathtaking love story—a saga of passion, tenacity, and hope in the face of disaster

We first meet Zwazo Delalun, or Zo, during his childhood, in the 1990s, in a fishing village on the western tip of Haiti. An orphan, he travels the island in his youth, finding work wherever he can. One morning, while hauling cement in the broiling sun, he meets Anaya, a nursing student who is sipping cherry juice under a tree. Their attraction is instantaneous, fierce; what grows between them feels like the destiny-changing love Zo has yearned for.

But Anaya’s father, protective and ambitious on behalf of his only daughter, cannot accept that a poor, uneducated man such as Zo is good enough for her, and he sends Anaya away to Port-au-Prince. Then something even more shattering happens: a massive earthquake churns the ground beneath the capital city, forever altering the course of life for those who survive. At once suspenseful, heartrending, and gorgeously lyrical, Zo is an unforgettable journey of heroism, grief, redemption, and persistence against all odds.