Curandera av Irenosen Okojie

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<p>In the mountainous town of Gethsemane, 17th-century Cape Verde, a mysterious woman''s arrival sparks a series of strange events that will leave the town''s inhabitants changed: men sporadically blind in the afternoons, children disappearing and reappearing without warning and infertile women pregnant with the memories of past births.<br><br>In present-day London, a quartet are brought together by their fascination with ritual, miracles and a life beyond the mundane. Botanist Therese lives with Azacca, a Haitian musician who leaves offerings, Peruvian drifter Emilien, who is haunted by the past, and adventurous Finn, who is increasingly drawn to living life on the edge.<br><br>With the past and present beginning to blur into one, <i>Curandera</i> is a story of rebirth and redemption, a mythic tale of recalibrations across time.</p>