{"product_id":"light-beneath-ashes-boaz-anglade-9798218759308","title":"Light Beneath Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A poignant memoir that doubles as an effective primer on recent Haitian history.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A really lovely, rich, thoughtful memoir. It's just beautiful.\" -- Holly Welker, award-winning poet and essayist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stirring memoir pulled from the beating heart of a fractured nation.\" - SPR Editorial Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book opens with one of the author's earliest memories in Haiti-his mother waking him from an afternoon nap so they could leave their house before dark and spend the night in a church, seeking refuge from armed gangs that broke into homes in the early 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in both Haiti and the United States, Light Beneath Ashes follows his journey from a childhood shaped by political instability to the difficult decision to leave for the US, and the complexities of adapting to a new world. Years later, with a doctorate in economics and a desire to contribute, he returns to Haiti-not as a tourist or savior, but as a son, researcher, and reluctant witness to the slow unraveling of a country he still calls home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending personal narratives, history, and introspection, Light Beneath Ashes is a deeply personal and emotionally honest account of belonging, return, and the fragile space between hope and disillusionment. It offers a rare insider-outsider lens on post-dictatorship Haiti, both intimate and politically aware. With the precision of a researcher and the heart of someone who never stopped looking back, the author examines the limits of change and what it means to engage with a homeland that both welcomes and resists you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not just a memoir-it is a mirror to the soul of a nation and to the hearts that keep it alive, even from afar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Boaz Anglade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218759308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thaba Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Boaz Anglade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427872391423,"sku":"9798218759308","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dcd8b46-ff09-47ff-8c3c-e5484c623593.jpg?v=1761582123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/light-beneath-ashes-boaz-anglade-9798218759308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}