Author:Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Nobel Prize winner and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez blends the natural with supernatural in Of Love and Other Demons - a novel which explores community, superstition and collective hysteria.
'An ash-grey dog with a white blaze on its forehead burst on to the rough terrain of the market on the first Sunday of December'
When a witch doctor appears on the Marquis de Casalduero's doorstep prophesising a plague of rabies in the Colombian seaport, he dismisses her claims - until he hears that his young daughter, Sierva Maria, was one of four people bitten by a rabid dog, and the only one to survive.
Sierva Maria appears completely unscathed - but as rumours of the plague spread, the Marquis and his wife wonder at her continuing good health. In a town consumed by superstition, it's not long before they, and everyone else, put her survival down to a demonic possession and begin to see her supernatural powers as the cause of the town's woes. Only the young priest charged with exorcizing the evil spirit recognises the girl's sanity, but can he convince the town that it's not her that needs healing?
'Superb and intensely readable' Time Out
'A compassionate, witty and unforgettable masterpiece' Daily Telegraph
'At once nostalgic and satiric, a resplendent fable' Sunday Times
Brilliantly moving. A tour de force
—— A.S. Byatt...by far my favorite book in the series and I am really sad that it is the last. The epilogues were amazing and even though I cried I was left with a warm heart and a smile. 5 Tear Soaked Stars!
—— windingstairsbookblog.blogspot.co.ukCassia Leo's conclusion to the Shattered Hearts series, Bring Me Home, can be summed up with one word: perfection
—— Sinfully Sexy Books[Pieces of You is a] deeply emotional and skillfully written story of learning to listen to one's heart and finding all the missing pieces of oneself within one's heart, rather than in the love of another person.
—— Natasha is a Book JunkieRelentless is one of those books that I place on the shelf with The Sea of Tranquility and Ruining Me. That shelf is my shelf of greatness.
—— Romantic Reading EscapesCassia Leo's conclusion to the Shattered Hearts series, Bring Me Home, can be summed up with one word: perfection.
—— Sinfully Sexy BooksSweet, romantic, funny, and very entertaining, Switched was a fantastic New Adult romance.
—— Imagine a WorldA great read . . . had me on tenterhooks right until the end
—— Irish ExaminerTons of charm and genuine warmth
—— Star MagazineThis is one juicy read
—— NowMust read
—— Sunday MirrorFabulous period detail
—— Woman & HomeEven better than The Outcast
—— Natascha McElhone , IndependentAnyone who loved Sadie Jones' gripping debut novel The Outcast will be equally hooked by this fraught tale of creative ambition and betrayal in a radical theatre group of 1970s London
—— StylistFew people combine emotional intelligence with commercial appeal so well… Jones writes so richly it’s like sinking into a luxurious bath
—— MetroA vivid sense of period is combined with a real satirical edge
—— Mail on SundayJones gives the appearances of being an effortlessly fluent writer. Her sentences tumble forth, occasionally surprising the reader with their odd perfection… Sadie Jones is that rare novelist who can deliver a satisfying plot without stylistic compromise
—— Alex Peake-Tomkinson , Times Literary SupplementThe novel captures, better than anything I’ve read, theatre’s febrile, ephemeral intensity
—— Samantha Ellis , Big IssueNow I want to read her other books
—— William Leith , Evening StandardAn irresistible read
—— John Koski , Daily MailA page-turning read. We can think of no more worthwhile or enjoyable companion on holiday
—— A Little Bird (Blog)Sadie Jones depicts the dark undercurrents of middle-class life with unerring skill, telling a powerful and disturbing story with insight and depth
—— Good Book Guidethoughtful and ambitious
—— GuardianExcellent and astutely observed
—— Evening StandardI read the book. I loved it. I loved her. She’s smart, she’s funny and she makes us all feel like we’re good just the way we are.
—— Jenna Bush Hager , TodayFresh, frantic and very funny.
—— Fanny Blake , Woman & HomeLong-awaited.
—— Reader's DigestBridget is back! ... The third book in the series does not disappoint, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of Bridget's life as a 50-something, and all the highs, lows, tears and laughter that you'd expect.
—— The Bristol MagazineWhat remains unchanged – and addictive – is its diary format.
—— The LadyLife may have changed dramatically for Bridget, but you can still prepare to laugh and cry at Helen Fielding’s latest novel.
—— No 1 MagazineFans of the original books have not been, and will not be, disappointed.
—— Chris White, fiction buyer for Waterstones , UK Press SyndicationTender, touching and often hilarious – a welcome return.
—— Sara Lawrence , Daily MailBridget is as hopeless, loveable and funny as ever.
—— StylistAn uproariously funny novel of modern life, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the triumphant return of our favourite Everywoman.
—— UK Press SyndicationLaugh-out-loud funny, as well as punctuated by moments of genuine sadness, which are proportionately balanced throughout the story.
—— Louise Denyer , Suffolk MagazineTimely, tender, touching, witty, wise and bloody hilarious
—— UK Press SyndicationHilariously written
—— Emma Lawton , University of Nottingham ImpactThis book is an innocent pleasure, and made me laugh a lot
—— Naomi James , Church Times