{"product_id":"9780008727161_what-the-forest-devours","title":"What the Forest Devours","description":"\u003ch2\u003e'Shocking… violence, motherhood and death in the jungle' Mariana Enríquez, author of\u003cem\u003e The Dangers of Smoking in Bed\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedicta has given birth, over and over. But she will never be a mother. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenedicta lives with her mother, her sister and her many children on a hacienda surrounded by dense rainforest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jungle is a hungry god: it allows them to live safely away from a ruthless world of guerrillas and drug traffickers, but at a terrible price. Its voracity is never-ending, and those who live under its control must offer up their children in a sacrificial cycle powered by blood and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day Romina, a pregnant sex worker from the nearest town, emerges from the rainforest. Will she be the one to break the cycle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutal, powerful and deeply unsettling, this Caribbean gothic fable about motherhood and the female body is a truly unique and unforgettable novel, from a writer at the peak of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elaine Vilar Madruga, Translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285722939541,"sku":"9780008727161","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008727161.jpg?v=1776992144","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008727161_what-the-forest-devours","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}