{"product_id":"9780349127231","title":"The Devil Three Times","description":"Author: Rickey Fayne\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349127231\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compelling . . . I raced through this multi-generational, magical realistic story' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turning, rollicking novel . . . From the first page, I was spellbound' \u003c\/b\u003eNATHAN HARRIS, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTHE SWEETNESS OF WATER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Devil first visits Yetunde aboard a slave ship heading to America. Her home burned to ash, she lies shackled in the belly of the ship with only her dead sister's spirit for company. Worse, she has a caught the eye of a white man. To survive the hell that awaits her, the Devil offers his protection and a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their bargain extends far beyond Yetunde's mortal lifespan. Over the next 175 years, the Devil visits her descendants in their darkest hour of need. There's Lucille, a conjure woman; Asa, the white-passing son of a slave; Louis and Virgil, a twentieth-century Cain and Abel; Cassandra, a girl who speaks to the dead; James, a father struggling to keep his family together; and many others. The Devil offers each of them his own version of salvation, all the while wondering: can he save himself, too?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e '[An] exuberant slice of Southern gothic . . . Fayne follows Percival Everett and Andrea Levy in stressing the rich emotional lives of their characters' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Fayne's imaginative narrative illustrates how the choices made in each generation ripple through the next'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Ambitious, rollicking, heartbreaking, multi-vocal . . . it demands to be read over and over'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67642002636958,"sku":"ADS-9780349127231","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349127231.jpg?v=1792558190","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349127231","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}