{"product_id":"hungry-ghosts-by-kevin-jared-hosein-9781526644459","title":"Hungry Ghosts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK FOR 2023 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A shimmering slice of Trinidadian gothic’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e‘An astonishing novel’\u003c\/strong\u003e BERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e‘Deeply impressive’\u003c\/strong\u003e HILARY MANTEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe music was still playing when Dalton Changoor vanished into thin air...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a hill overlooking Bell Village sits the Changoor farm, where Dalton and Marlee Changoor live in luxury unrecognisable to those who reside in the farm’s shadow. Down below is the barrack, a ramshackle building of wood and tin, divided into rooms occupied by whole families. Among these families are the Saroops – Hans, Shweta, and their son, Krishna, who live hard lives of backbreaking work, grinding poverty and devotion to faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Dalton Changoor goes missing and Marlee’s safety is compromised, farmhand Hans is lured by the promise of a handsome stipend to move to the farm as watchman. But as the mystery of Dalton’s disappearance unfolds, their lives become hellishly entwined, and the small community altered forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHungry Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerising novel about violence, religion, family and class, rooted in the wild and pastoral landscape of 1940s colonial central Trinidad.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 2023 highlight for: \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times \u003cem\u003e Guardian \u003c\/em\u003e Evening Standard \u003cem\u003e Daily Mail \u003c\/em\u003e BBC News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596640108780,"sku":"9781526644459","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/de07bc72d5f07a00581b16cd30064d38.jpg?v=1777935908","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hungry-ghosts-by-kevin-jared-hosein-9781526644459","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}