{"product_id":"9781784878320","title":"Cereus Blooms at Night","description":"Author: Mootoo, Shani \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784878320 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 16mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA phenomenal modern classic, new to the Vintage Classics list, for readers both long-standing and new. Through dialogue and flashback we learn of the colonialism and racism, love and envy, trauma and rewilding that have shaped our extraordinary protagonist- Mala Ramchandin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERYONE THINKS MALA IS A MURDERER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A Caribbean classic' \u003cb\u003eMonique Roffey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid of Black Conch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone in Paradise thinks Mala Ramchandin is a murderer. But with no body, no evidence and no witnesses, Mala is sent to an Alms House as a madwoman instead of prison. Here she meets Tyler, the only openly queer person on the island of Lantanacamara with whom she feels an affinity as an outsider. Despite Mala's muteness, she manages to communicate with Tyler about her missing sister, Asha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Mala's story, and an appeal to find Asha, told in Tyler's words. He dives deeply into Mala's family history, uncovering years of trauma passed down through generations and - staggeringly, beautifully - the love that has survived through it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Ingrid Persaud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Visceral, sensual and heartbreakingly tender' \u003cb\u003eAyanna Lloyd Banwo, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story of magical power' \u003cb\u003eAlice Munro, author of \u003ci\u003eDear Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will remind many readers of Arundhati Roy's \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clearly ahead of its time' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496600461470,"sku":"UBD-9781784878320","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784878320.jpg?v=1748232180","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784878320","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}