{"product_id":"9780349702575-curandera","title":"Curandera","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning author  comes this thrilling, experimental new novel exploring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the darker elements of shamanism, desire, betrayal and friendship - across time and dimensions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved it. Vivid, brutal, moving and tender. This is heartfelt and immersive.\" \u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Irenosen Okojie's previous books:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dazzling . a feast for the senses.\" \u003cb\u003eDiana Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the finest literary imaginations working today.\" \u003cb\u003eMax Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent.\" \u003cb\u003eLaline Paull\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563215077750,"sku":"9780349702575","price":13.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33977864.jpg?v=1753428319","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349702575-curandera","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}