A work of fiction, most of Vale of Tears takes place in the Haitian
capital of Port-au-Prince, where the book's protagonist, Coralie,
is trying to scrounge up enough money during the New Year holiday
to pay her rent. Part of the book is set in France, where Coralie
spent part of World War 2. Through 14 chapters that alternate
between the present and past and seem to correspond with Christ's
passion, the reader learns how Coralie's fortunes have changed
steadily for the worse from childhood to middle age, beginning when
she had to endure the spite of her step-mother, a woman who
eventually stole her inheritance and separated Coralie from her
only child. From being a beautiful light-skinned woman who was
happily married and prosperous at one time, Coralie eventually
finds herself being forced to sell herself and live apart from her
only child, as her fortunes begin to get worse. In the end, she
finds herself reduced to begging for money from family members and
acquaintances and washing clothes for prostitutes.
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