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Hummingbird House

by Patricia Henley · 1999

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Henley's powerful debut novel is the story of Kate Banner, an American midwife, who discovers the secret wars in Guatemala. Henley weaves her clear and powerful prose with an unforgettable story of a human heart unbinding itself in the most unjust of worlds.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Latin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of thisGuatemalaGuatemalaMore like thisLess of thisNicaraguaNicaraguaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 326 pages

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