Father Emil is a priest whom Amabelle meets after she returns to Haiti. He used to listen to the stories that survivors of the massacre told him, but now he does not, because he can’t do anything practical to help the survivors. Father Emil also tells Amabelle where to find Father Romain.
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Father Emil Character Timeline in The Farming of Bones
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Chapter 35
...or if people merely called it by that name. The woman then tells Amabelle that Father Emil is the one who listens to survivors’ stories.
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Father Emil tells Amabelle that he no longer listens to people’s stories, as he cannot help them...
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