{"product_id":"cursed-bread","title":"Cursed Bread","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eWOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGRANTA\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you eat the bread, you'll die, he said. The statement made no sense, but it filled me with an electric dread.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElodie is the baker's wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbours, 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. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, eavesdropping on their coded conversations, longing to be part of their world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, 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 their 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudacious and mesmerising, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bread\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Sophie Mackintosh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":51827729400024,"sku":"9780735243705","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2770\/5320\/files\/cover-9780735243705.jpg?v=1781547137","url":"https:\/\/destiil.com\/products\/cursed-bread","provider":"De Stiil Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}