What Storm, What Thunder
Author: Myriam J A Chancy
Category: Other
Published: 2021
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Read OnlineAn Indie Next PickA TIME, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Vulture, Good Housekeeping, Alma, and Library Journal Best Book of Fall"Sublime. A striking and formidable novel by one of our most brilliant writers and storytellers." —Edwidge DanticatThe earth had buckled and, in that movement, all that was not in its place fell upon the earth's children, upon the blameless as well as the guilty, without discrimination.At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster—Richard, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter, Anne, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures...