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Cover of Hummingbird house by Patricia Henley

Hummingbird house

Patricia Henley

1999·326 pages

Literary Fiction Romance

love and relationships womens fiction

National Book Award (1999) · Nominee

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.

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Hummingbird house

Patricia Henley

National Book Award (1999) · Nominee

Year

1999

Pages

326

Literary Fiction Romance

Tags

love and relationships womens fiction

Description

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.

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