A novel by Jean G. Mathurin, M.D., MPH
A past we cannot undo.
A future we can choose.
AYITI: THE DAWN COVENANT
The Harbor We Become
In Môle Saint-Nicolas, hope is not a promise someone else delivers. It is the difficult, sometimes funny, deeply human work of building something together.
Publication in preparation · Ebook, print and audiobook editions planned
History. Invention. Possibility.
The future begins
with a choice.
A physician sees what her community could become. A nurse sees what must be done today. A young woman learns when to trust a system—and when to question the people who built it.
Across a braided history and an imagined near future, AYITI follows people trying to make hope practical: keeping a clinic open, moving essential goods, preserving memory, and deciding who has the right to say yes—or no.
This is a novel about Haiti’s possibilities, not a claim that transformation is easy. Its future has maintenance bills, disagreements, second thoughts, and room for laughter.
Read it. Hear it. Carry it forward.
Choose how you enter the story.
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The ebook
A reflowable reading edition. Kindle and Apple Books distribution is planned, subject to final review and retailer acceptance.
In preparation
The printed book
A carefully typeset edition for readers who want a book they can hold, mark, lend, and discuss.
In preparation
The audiobook
A new English narration aligned with the revised manuscript. Production and pronunciation checks come before release.
In preparation
About the author
Jean G. MathurinM.D., MPH
Jean G. Mathurin is a physician and the author of 7 Checklist Items for Success. With AYITI, he explores how Haiti’s past can inform a future shaped by dignity, integrity, cooperation, and practical hope.
His vision for Môle Saint-Nicolas is rooted in a simple conviction: a better future asks not only what we can build, but how we choose to treat one another.