Demon Copperhead
- Author Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrator Charlie Thurston
- Publisher Faber & Faber
- Publish Date 18 October 2022
- Run Time 21 hours and 3 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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A masterful recasting of David Copperfield,
narrated by an Appalachian boy whose wise, unwavering voice relates his encounters with poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse-and his efforts to conquer them. - the Pulitzer
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE
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'It's EPIC. Righteously angry, DEEPLY moving and exquisitely written.' MARIAN KEYES
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Demon Copperhead is a once-in-a-generation novel that breaks and mends your heart in the way only the best fiction can.
Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.
In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn't an idea, it's as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn't an abstraction, it's neighbours, parents, and friends. 'Family' could mean love, or reluctant foster care. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he's willing to travel to try and get there.
Suffused with truth, anger and compassion,
Demon Copperhead is an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between.
'Legit about to get an 'I'd rather be reading
Demon Copperhead' sticker for my Nissan Murano.' ROB DELANEY
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| Author | Barbara Kingsolver |
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| Narrator | Charlie Thurston |
| Duration | 21 hours and 3 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9780571376506 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Genre | Fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction |
| Collections | Better In Audio, Five Star Listens, Indie Publishers |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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