$26.73
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2012
Summary
When Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new ‘soul mother’ is keeping something hidden from her, a secret life that is intimately bound-up with Sardinia’s ancient traditions and customs. Midwife to the dying, easing their suffering and sometimes ending it, she is revered and feared in equal measure as the village’s Accabadora.
Bonaria tries …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857050472 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857050478 |
| Author: | Michela Murgia, Silvester Mazzarella |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
‘Incredibly moving … I really enjoyed it’ Miranda Sawyer, Radio Four.
‘An original work of serious accomplishment’ Paul Bailey, Independent. * Independent *
‘A curious and elegiac work, it takes no prisoners when it comes to the realities of birth and death. Tenderly translated by Silvestre Mazzarella’ Independent. * Independent *
‘A powerful and at times genuinely spellbinding piece of work’ Billy O’Callaghan, Irish Examiner. * Irish Examiner *
‘A real gem … Beautifully written … Wonderfully well evoked … It reminded me a little of The Tiger’s Wife’ Liz Jensen, Radio Four. * Radio Four *
‘Her evocation of rural life feels authentic and the atmosphere of earthy darkness is well sustained’ Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
‘Incredibly moving … I really enjoyed it’ Miranda Sawyer, Radio Four. * Radio Four *
About The Author
Michela Murgia
Michela Murgia was born in Cabras, Sardinia. Accabadora firmly establishes her at the forefront of a recent renaissance in Italian fiction. It has won six literary prizes.
Silvester Mazzarella is a translator of Italian and Swedish literature. He lives in Canterbury.
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