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Our share of night : a novel / Mariana Enriquez ; translated by Megan McDowell.
"In 1981, a young father and son set out on a road trip across Argentina, devastated by the mysterious death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travels to her family home near Iguazú Falls, where they must confront the horrific legacy she has bequeathed. For the woman they are grieving came from a family like no other--a centuries-old secret society called the Order that pursues eternal life through ghastly rituals. For Gaspar, the son, this cult is his destiny. As Gaspar grows up he must learn to harness his developing supernatural powers, while struggling to understand what kind of man his mother wanted him to be. Meanwhile Gaspar's father tries to protect his son from his wife's violent family while still honoring the woman he loved so desperately"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780451495143 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 588 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: London : Hogarth, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Grief > Fiction. Immortality > Fiction. Argentina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gothic fiction. Paranormal fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Enriq | 31681010309060 | FICTION | In transit | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"In 1981, a young father and son set out on a road trip across Argentina, devastated by the mysterious death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travels to her family home near Iguazâu Falls, where they must confront the horrific legacy she has bequeathed. For the woman they are grieving came from a family like no other--a centuries-old secret society called the Order that pursues eternal life through ghastly rituals. For Gaspar, the son, this cult is his destiny. As Gaspar grows up he must learn to harness his developing supernatural powers, while struggling to understand what kind of man his mother wanted him to be. Meanwhile Gaspar's father tries to protect his son from his wife's violent family while still honoring the woman he loved so desperately"-- - Baker & Taylor
United in grief after the death of the wife and mother they both loved, a young father and son travel to confront the terrifying legacy she bequeathedâa family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality. 30,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
âA masterpiece of supernatural horror.ââThe Washington Post
âAn enchanting, shattering, once-in-a-lifetime reading experience.ââThe New York Times (Editorsâ Choice)
ONE OF TIME AND THE ATLANTICâS TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR ⢠ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMESâS TEN BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE YEAR ⢠LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD ⢠GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK
A womanâs mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family in the first novel to be translated into English by the International Booker Prizeâshortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bedââthe most exciting discovery Iâve made in fiction for some timeâ (Kazuo Ishiguro).
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Book Riot, PopSugar, The New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, Tordotcom, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, Commonweal, CrimeReads
âA magnificent accomplishment.ââAlan Moore, author of Watchmen
âA masterpiece of literary horror.ââPublishers Weekly, starred review
âOne of Latin Americaâs most exciting authors.ââSilvia Moreno-Garcia
A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.
For Gaspar, the son, this maniacal cult is his destiny. As the Order tries to pull him into their evil, he and his father take flight, attempting to outrun a powerful clan that will do anything to ensure its own survival. But how far will Gasparâs father go to protect his child? And can anyone escape their fate?
Moving back and forth in time, from London in the swinging 1960s to the brutal years of Argentinaâs military dictatorship and its turbulent aftermath, Our Share of Night is a novel like no other: a family story, a ghost story, a story of the occult and the supernatural, a book about the complexities of love and longing with queer subplots and themes. This is the masterwork of one of Latin Americaâs most original novelists, âa mesmerizing writer,â says Dave Eggers, âwho demands to be read.â
