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The book eaters / Sunyi Dean.

Dean, Sunyi, (author.).

Summary:

"Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters is a contemporary fantasy debut. It's a story of motherhood, sacrifice, and hope; of queer identity and learning to accept who you are; of gilded lies and the danger of believing the narratives others create for you. Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries. Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon--like all other book eater women--is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairytales and cautionary stories. But real life doesn't always come with happy endings, as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger-not for books, but for human minds"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250810182
  • ISBN: 1250810183
  • Physical Description: 298 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Tor, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Subject: Books > Fiction.
Clans > Fiction.
Control (Psychology) > Fiction.
Food > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
Hunger > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Motherhood > Fiction.
Great Britain > Fiction.
England, Northern > Fiction.
FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary.
FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
FICTION / Horror.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Fictional Work
Fantasy fiction.
Novels.
Fantasy fiction.
Fairy tales.
Novels.
Romans.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Upper Skagit Library DEA 1013966 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Available -
Burlington Public Library F DEAN NOV 2022 39851001739953 Adult Fiction Available -
Sedro-Woolley Library ADULT FICTION DEAN BOOK 2022 20120001052854 Adult Fiction Available -


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