Curandera

<p>"I loved it. Vivid, brutal, moving and tender. This is heartfelt and immersive." <b>Joanne Harris</b><br><br>"<i>Curandera</i> is the mesmerising by-product of Okojie''s extraordinary imagination and writing that is mindbogglingly glorious." <b>Yvvette Edwards</b><br><br>In the mountainous town of Gethsemane, 17th-century Cape Verde, a mysterious woman''s arrival sparks a series of strange events that will leave the town''s inhabitants changed: men sporadically blind in the afternoons, children disappearing and reappearing without warning and infertile women pregnant with the memories of past births.<br><br>In present-day London, a quartet are brought together by their fascination with ritual, miracles and a life beyond the mundane. Botanist Therese lives with Azacca, a soulful Haitian musician, Peruvian drifter Emilien, who is haunted by the past, and adventurous Finn, who is increasingly drawn to living life on the edge.<br><br>With the past and present beginning to blur into one, <i>Curandera</i> is a story of rebirth and redemption, a mythic tale of recalibrations across time.<br><br><b>Praise for Irenosen Okojie''s previous books:</b><br><br>"Dazzling . . . a feast for the senses." <b>Diana Evans</b><br><br>"One of the finest literary imaginations working today." <b>Max Porter</b><br><br>"A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent." <b>Laline Paull</b><br><br>"Okojie has a sharp eye . . . and a turn of phrase that switches from elegance to brutality in a single line." <b>Stella Duffy</b></p>