TY  - SOUND
AU  - Henríquez,Cristina
AU  - Miles,Robin
TI  - The great divide: a novel 
SN  - 9780063291362
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper Audio
KW  - Panama Canal (Panama)
KW  - History
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Canal Zone
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
KW  - Audiobooks
N1  - Title from container; PDF on disc 11; Read by Robin Miles
N2  - 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. 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. 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
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