Bittersweet Memories of Last Spring
Book description
In 1980, 17-year-old Yrvin Lacroix is in a sailboat from Haiti bound for Miami, Florida in search of a better life. He leaves behind his beloved mother, his siblings, and Régine-his childhood sweetheart to whom he has made a promise to return.
In Miami, despite his precarious situation as a…
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1 author picked Bittersweet Memories of Last Spring as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This story of a young man moving to a new country is interesting because it shows the difficulties he has to go through. They are not only financial but also mental. He has to make adjustments to his thinking to fit into the new culture and he needs to learn a new language. He also has to work long hours to survive. But he does survive and becomes very successful by adapting and being versatile.
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