Sách - The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini (US edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Ingram IPS Origin: United States (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781912408993 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 208 Dimensons: 198 x 130 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- Alethea Lopez is about to turn 40. Fashionable, feisty and fiercely independent, she manages a boutique in Port of Spain, but behind closed doors she’s covering up bruises from her abusive partner and seeking solace in an affair with her boss. When she witnesses a woman murdered by a jealous lover, the reality of her own future comes a little too close to home. Bringing us her truth in an arresting, unsparing Trinidadian voice, Alethea unravels memories repressed since childhood and begins to understand the person she has become. Her next step is to decide the woman she wants to be. This is an engrossing and atmospheric novel with a strong feminist message at the heart of its page-turning plot. It explores an abusive love-affair with searing honesty, and skilfully tackles the issue of gender violence and racism against the lush and heady backdrop of the national festival, and the music that feeds it. It’s impossible not to root for Alethea – she is an unforgettable heroine, trapped in ways she is only just beginning to understand but shining with strength, resolve and, ultimately, self-determination.'Extraordinary and immersive... Her voice is gloriously specific yet this story of a woman both liberated and in need of liberation has universal resonance... Its powerful themes are unpredictable and unforgettable.''Strips you down to raw nerve to build you back up again. Allen-Agostini has an unswerving eye.''You dip into the first page and don't come up for breath until the last... Thoroughly enjoyable.'Publishing Director Candida Lacey adds: ‘This engrossing and atmospheric novel has a strong feminist message at the heart of its page-turning plot. It explores an abusive love-affair with searing honesty, and skilfully tackles the issue of gender violence and racism against the lush and heady backdrop of the national festival, and the music that feeds it. It’s impossible not to root for Alethea – she is an unforgettable heroine, trapped in ways she is only just beginning to understand but shining with strength, resolve and, ultimately, self-determination.’- LoveReading Book of the Month and Star Book: ‘Raw and achingly beautiful, this really is remarkable.’ - Online author events/festivals TBC. - Launch at Trinidad's BOCAS Literary Festival (late April)This rich, raw and urgent debut novel is a domestic noir of and survival set in Trinidad’s capital.‘Raw and achingly beautiful, this really is remarkable.’- New voice in Caribbean literature, written in lyrical Trinidadian English (Creole) - Feminist novel tackles gender violence and racism - Vivid sense of Trinidad past and present - Author is a contributor to New Daughters of Africa Lisa Allen-Agostini Bio:Lisa Allen-Agostini is a writer, editor and stand-up comedian from Trinidad and Tobago. The Bread the Devil Knead is her first adult novel. She has written four Young Adult novels, including Home Home, winner of a CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature. She writes and performs stand-up comedy as ‘Just Lisa’ with her company FemCom TT. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....