Cursed Bread Sophie Mackintosh by Sophie Mackintosh 9780385548304, 0385548303, B0B5SSNXD7 instant download after payment.

"Vivid & shocking, written with stunning, incantatory prose, Cursed Bread is the kind of book that upends your nervous system."  -  Julia May Jonas, author of Vladimir

Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit collectively lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness & 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 & his sharp-toothed wife, Violet, Elodie was quickly drawn into their orbit. Thus began a dangerous game of cat & mouse - but who was the predator & on whom did they prey? 

“A vivid & visceral account of a postwar French village & its sudden descent into the grip of madness…This novel is a masterclass in observation, of fracturing personalities but also in its tight & nuanced portrait of the rituals & minutiae of small-town life. Afterwards, you’ll want to devour it all over again. 10/10.” — The Independent (UK)

Audacious & mesmerizing, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory’s hall of mirrors, & an erotic fable of transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, & desire that burns & consumes.