Edwidge Danticat's 'Dèy' explores explores trauma, mourning and joy through Haitian American lens

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The novel tells the story of a young woman in Florida as she navigates the aftermath of surviving a mall shooting, raises a 10-year-old daughter, struggles to keep her elderly parents and brother safe from gangs in Haiti, and grapples with her mother's mental illness.

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