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Also by Maryse Conde:

The Gospel According to the New World, April 2022
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The Story of the Cannibal Woman: A Novel, February 2007
Hardcover

THE STORY OF THE CANNIBAL WOMAN: A NOVEL
By: Maryse Conde

Atria
February 2007
On Sale: February 6, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 0743271289
EAN: 9780743271288
Hardcover
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Fiction

One dark night in Cape Town, Rosélie's husband goes out for a pack of cigarettes and never comes back. Not only is she left with unanswered questions about his violent death but she is also left without any means of support. At the urging of her housekeeper and best friend, the new widow decides to take advantage of the strange gifts she has always possessed and embarks on a career as a clairvoyant. As Rosélie builds a new life for herself and seeks the truth about her husband's murder, acclaimed Caribbean author Maryse Condé crafts a deft exploration of post-apartheid South Africa and a smart, gripping thriller.

The Story of the Cannibal Woman is both contemporary and international, following the lives of an interracial, intercultural couple in New York City, Tokyo, and Capetown. Maryse Condé is known for vibrantly lyrical language and fearless, inventive storytelling -- she uses both to stunning effect in this magnificently original novel.

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