Having A Conversation With Loss And Grief In ‘Waiting For The Waters To Rise’

Waiting for the Waters to Rise, by Maryse Condé

Maryse Condé’s new novel follws a lonely man, an obstetrician who adopts an orphaned baby girl and tries to find her family — it’s an examination of loss and grief on a personal and national level.

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Maryse Condé’s new novel follws a lonely man, an obstetrician who adopts an orphaned baby girl and tries to find her family — it’s an examination of loss and grief on a personal and national level.