A Rooster on the Fire Escape

Upon coming to America the Celestin family was hoping to leave behind the traumas of the brutal dictatorship of their tropical native land, but what they traded for their freedom summons a dark spiral from which they might not recover. A story spanning 12 years about family love and sacrifice, exploring politics in Haiti, immigrant status in America, and the fissures that personal secrets can cause to the fabric that holds it all together.