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008			220223s2023 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2022005436
020			_a9780593466803 _q(paperback)
035			_a22441052
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dAU
042			_apcc
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050	0	0	_aPR6113.A26493 _bC87 2024
100	1		_aMackintosh, Sophie, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCursed bread : _ba novel / _cSophie Mackintosh.
250			_aFirst Edition.
260			_c2024
264		1	_aNew York : _bDoubleday, _c©2024
300			_a190 pages _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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"--
520			_aElodie is the baker's wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbors, she burns with the secret desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town--the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet--and Elodie quickly falls under their spell, eavesdropping on their conversations, longing to be part of their world. Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. Six horses are found dead in a sun-drenched field, laid out neatly on the ground like an offering. Widows see thir lost husbands walking up the moonlit river, coming back to claim them. A teenage boy throws himself into the bonfire at the midsummer feast. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop. Audacious and mesmerizing, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a fable of obsession and transformation."-- Provided by publisher
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft
655		0	_aPrint books. _94
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