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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.
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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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'Incredibly moving ... I really enjoyed it' Miranda Sawyer, Radio Four. * Radio Four * 'Her evocation of rural life feels authentic and the atmosphere of earthy darkness is well sustained' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times * 'A real gem ... Beautifully written ... Wonderfully well evoked ... It reminded me a little of The Tiger's Wife' Liz Jensen, Radio Four. * Radio Four * 'A powerful and at times genuinely spellbinding piece of work' Billy O'Callaghan, Irish Examiner. * Irish Examiner * '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 * 'An original work of serious accomplishment' Paul Bailey, Independent. * Independent *
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- PublisherMaclehose
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0857050478
- ISBN 13 9780857050472
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of Elena Ferrante's best 40 books by female writersWhen 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 to shield the girl from the truth about her role as an angel of mercy, until, moved by the pleas of a young man crippled in an accident, she breaks her golden rule of familial consent. The consequences - for Bonaria, for Maria and for the whole village, are devastating - and cause a rift between the two women that can only be bridge by another death.Translated from the Italian by Silvester Mazzarella 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780857050472
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Book Description Condition: New. A winner of six major literary prizes, this rich and haunting novel examines the shadowy Sardinian figure of the Accabadora, exploring the boundaries between mercy-killing and murder. Translator(s): Mazzarella, Silvester. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146. 2012. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780857050472
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