{"product_id":"9780349702575","title":"Curandera","description":"Author: Irenosen Okojie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349702575\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved it. Vivid, brutal, moving and tender. This is heartfelt and immersive.\" \u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCurandera\u003c\/i\u003e is the mesmerising by-product of Okojie's extraordinary imagination and writing that is mindbogglingly glorious.\" \u003cb\u003eYvvette Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mountainous town of Gethsemane, 17th-century Cape Verde, a mysterious woman's arrival sparks a series of strange events that will leave the town's inhabitants changed: men sporadically blind in the afternoons, children disappearing and reappearing without warning and infertile women pregnant with the memories of past births.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn present-day London, a quartet are brought together by their fascination with ritual, miracles and a life beyond the mundane. Botanist Therese lives with Azacca, a soulful Haitian musician, Peruvian drifter Emilien, who is haunted by the past, and adventurous Finn, who is increasingly drawn to living life on the edge.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the past and present beginning to blur into one, \u003ci\u003eCurandera\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of rebirth and redemption, a mythic tale of recalibrations across time.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Irenosen Okojie's previous books:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dazzling . . . a feast for the senses.\" \u003cb\u003eDiana Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the finest literary imaginations working today.\" \u003cb\u003eMax Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent.\" \u003cb\u003eLaline Paull\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Okojie has a sharp eye . . . and a turn of phrase that switches from elegance to brutality in a single line.\" \u003cb\u003eStella Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482751881374,"sku":"ADS-9780349702575","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349702575.jpg?v=1770351931","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349702575","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}