Cursed bread : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2023].
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
190 pages ; 22 cm.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
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Description
"From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village. Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness and violent hallucinations were caused by spoiled bread; others claim it was the result of covert government testing on the local population. In that town lived a woman named Elodie. She was the baker's wife: a plain, unremarkable person who yearned to transcend her dull existence. So when a charismatic new couple arrived in town, the forceful ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet, Elodie was quickly drawn into their orbit. Thus began a dangerous game of cat and mouse - but who was the predator and on whom did they prey? Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a fable of obsession and transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mackintosh, S. (2023). Cursed bread: a novel (First United States edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh, Sophie. 2023. Cursed Bread: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh, Sophie. Cursed Bread: A Novel Doubleday, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh, Sophie. Cursed Bread: A Novel First United States edition., Doubleday, 2023.
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