{"product_id":"cursed-bread-2","title":"Sophie Mackintosh: Cursed Bread [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGRANTA\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS\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\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dreamy sapphic romp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudacious and mesmerising, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bread\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly erotic tale of a town gripped by madness, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElodie is the baker's wife: plain, unremarkable and unappreciated, she is desperate to escape her dull, small-town life. One day a charismatic new couple appear in the neighbourhood and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, eavesdropping on their conversations, longing to possess them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. The animals expire in the fields for no reason. Ghosts are sighted after dark. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop.\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","brand":"Mackintosh, Sophie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47513416073555,"sku":"9780241993903","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50882908389715,"sku":"XV80241993903","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mackintosh-sophie-sophie-mackintosh-cursed-bread-2023-paperback-1159999301.jpg?v=1746011135","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/cursed-bread-2","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}