03188cam a2200325 4500 1166828099 TxAuBib 20240308120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063291348 0063291347 B0CB4CXSHM Amazon 11a3e460-0979-47c3-8e9f-c702ee9210d3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9974856 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Henríquez, Cristina. The Great Divide [Libby] : A Novel. HarperCollins, 2024. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 4787kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><strong>A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick!</strong></p> <p><strong>A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there</strong></p> <p>It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone. But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.</p> <p>Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister's surgery. When she sees a young man—Omar—who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.</p> <p>John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada's bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.</p> <p>Searing and empathetic,The Great Divide explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers—those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.</p> <p><strong>Named a Most Anticipated Book By: Washington Post * Book Riot * Electric Literature * LitHub * ELLE * The Millions * Goodreads * Reader's Digest</strong></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-03-07 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=11a3e460-0979-47c3-8e9f-c702ee9210d3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=11a3e460-0979-47c3-8e9f-c702ee9210d3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=11a3e460-0979-47c3-8e9f-c702ee9210d3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)