{"product_id":"9780241993903-cursed-bread","title":"Cursed Bread","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Women’s Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGRANTA\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2023\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NOTA BENE PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Cure\u003c\/i\u003e comes a chilling new feminist fable based on the true story of an unsolved mystery .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A shimmering fever-dream of a novel' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpring, 1951. Four people meet in a small French town: the baker and his wife; the ambassador and his wife. Two belong to the town, two are outsiders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome time later, strange things start happening. Horses drop dead in the fields. Children grow wild and unbiddable. Ghosts are sighted after dark. Someone is playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse – but who is the predator and who their prey?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudacious and mesmerizing, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bread\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly erotic mystery about a town gripped by madness, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dreamy sapphic romp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gauzy [and] gripping, a quietly rich maturation of Mackintosh's skill\u003ci\u003e' Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41150656413793,"sku":"9780241993903","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32376456.jpg?v=1739966328","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241993903-cursed-bread","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}