The Red Dove
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: New York: Stein and Day, 1983.
Price: $50.00
The Red Dove
From the acclaimed author of The Bone Sparrow, a powerful and moving novel of love and loss set in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
In the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, the love story of two strangers--a Belgian nun and a Hutu refugee--touches the hearts of millions. The Red Dove tells their story in haunting, beautiful prose.
Nadia and Jean-Baptiste meet in the Rwandan convent where she is teaching. She is a cool, reserve nun, he a volatile, passionate boy, desperate for love and acceptance. As the genocide begins, they are forced to flee together. With the help of a kind Hutu farmer, they make their way through the carnage, pursued by the Tutsi militia.
Nadia and Jean-Baptiste find refuge with a Christian family in Zaire. But the peace of their new home is shattered when the family is massacred. Nadia and Jean-Bapt; 8vo; $7.00.
