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Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

by Frances Temple

Stories and political change in Haiti

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Stories and political change in Haiti

Set amid political upheaval in Haiti, the novel brings together Djo, a former member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s election team who has survived a political firebombing, and Jeremie, whose hopes for her own future are entangled with her mother’s expectations and the country’s prospects. At Aristide’s request, Djo recounts his experience to Jeremie, making storytelling a link between personal choices and the possibility of social change. The description places the story in Port-au-Prince and connects its political concerns to everyday needs, including housing, clean water, food, and work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction set in Haiti.
  • Readers interested in stories connecting personal choices with political change.
  • Readers seeking a novel centered on storytelling, family expectations, and hopes for a country’s future.

Themes

Political upheaval in HaitiStorytelling and social changePersonal hopes and family expectationsHousing, food, water, and work

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Book overview

Every Life
Makes a Story

Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing.

Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums of Port-au-Prince. But she is torn between her mother's hopes and her own wishes for herself ... and for Haiti.

Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide has a story: A dream of a new Haiti, one in which every person would have a decent life ... a house with a roof ... clean water to drink ... a good plate of rice and beans every day ... a field to work in.

At Aristide's request, Djo tells his story to Jeremie -- for Titid believes in the power of all of their stories to make change. As Jeremie listens to Djo, and to her own heart, she knows that they will begin a new story, one that is all their own, together.

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