{"product_id":"the-bread-the-devil-knead-1","title":"The Bread the Devil Knead","description":"Alethea Lopez is about to turn 40. Fashionable, feisty and fiercely independent, she manages a boutique in Port of Spain, but behind closed doors she’s covering up bruises from her abusive partner and seeking solace in an affair with her boss. When she witnesses a woman murdered by a jealous lover, the reality of her own future comes a little too close to home.\nBringing us her truth in an arresting, unsparing Trinidadian voice, Alethea unravels memories repressed since childhood and begins to understand the person she has become.\nHer next step is to decide the woman she wants to be.\nThis is an engrossing and atmospheric novel with a strong feminist message at the heart of its page-turning plot. It explores an abusive love-affair with searing honesty, and skilfully tackles the issue of gender violence and racism against the lush and heady backdrop of the national festival, and the music that feeds it. It’s impossible not to root for Alethea – she is an unforgettable heroine, trapped in ways she is only just beginning to understand but shining with strength, resolve and, ultimately, self-determination.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1912408996\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGRJ00DGRW_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Allen-Agostini, Lisa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41466036715578,"sku":"4EKGRJ00DGRW_ns","price":5.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1912408996-0_8be2d024-dba5-4797-90ff-2ccb4d31872e.jpg?v=1781373521","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-bread-the-devil-knead-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}