Publication Date: 15/08/2024 ISBN: 9781787705258 Category:

Delicious Foods

James Hannaham

Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Publication Date: 15/08/2024 ISBN: 9781787705258 Category:
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Darlene, once an exemplary wife and a loving mother, finds herself devastated by the unforeseen death of her husband. Unable to cope with her grief, she turns to drugs.

Unbeknownst to her eleven-year-old son Eddie, Darlene has been lured away to a remote farm with false promises of a good job by a shady company named Delicious Foods, where she is held captive while she works the land to pay off alleged debts.

Through Darlene’s haunted struggle to reunite with Eddie, through the efforts of both to triumph over those who would enslave them, and through the irreverent and mischievous voice of the drug that narrates Darlene’s travails, Hannaham’s daring prose infuses this harrowing experience with compassion and humour. Along the way we experience a tale at once contemporary and historical that wrestles with timeless questions of love and freedom, forgiveness and redemption, tenacity and the will to survive.

Publisher Review

“A grand, empathetic, and funny novel about addiction, labor exploitation, and love.” * Roxane Gay * “A tour de force.” * Jennifer Egan Pulitzer Prize winner for A Visit from the Goon Squad * “A completely unforgettable, original, and singular novel.” * Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage *

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