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A review by astuenkel
A Wedding in Haiti by Julia Alvarez
4.0
As someone who has visited Haiti twice and is planning to again, I enjoyed this book. The author visited Haiti before and after the earthquake. I always enjoy learning a little more about Haiti. It has a complex history.
She has some profound things to say and this is my favorite: There’s a Creole saying that God’s pencil has no eraser. Haiti is not erased. “Haiti is what cannot be erased in a human being, not with slavery, not with centuries of exploitation and bad management, invasions, earthquakes, hurricanes, cholera. It embodies those undervalued but increasingly valuable skills we will need to survive on this slowly depleting planet: endurance, how to live with less, how to save by sharing, how to make a pact with hope when you find yourself in hell."
She has some profound things to say and this is my favorite: There’s a Creole saying that God’s pencil has no eraser. Haiti is not erased. “Haiti is what cannot be erased in a human being, not with slavery, not with centuries of exploitation and bad management, invasions, earthquakes, hurricanes, cholera. It embodies those undervalued but increasingly valuable skills we will need to survive on this slowly depleting planet: endurance, how to live with less, how to save by sharing, how to make a pact with hope when you find yourself in hell."