My Hummingbird Father
by Pascale Petit
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Pub Date 15 Sep 2024 | Archive Date Not set
Salt Publishing | Salt
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Description
The debut novel from the Ondaatje Prize and Laurel Prize-winning author
When artist Dominique receives a letter from her dying father, a reckoning with repressed memories and a pull for romantic and familial love sends shock waves through her life, as she journeys to Paris to face the places and events of her early years.
Balanced with visits to the Venezuelan Amazon, where Dominique explores a spiritual and loving longing (meeting a young guide, Juan), a raw and tender unfolding of this love story is a parallel to the uncovering of the shocking truth of Dominique’s birth, and her parents’ relationship.
Pascale Petit’s My Hummingbird Father is a beautifully lyrical debut novel in dialogue with Pascale’s Ondaatje and Laurel Prize-winning poetry collection, Mama Amazonica.
Advance Praise
‘My Hummingbird Father shatters and heals, distils redemption out of a history of pain and abuse, and is one of the most affecting books you will read this year. Petit’s jewelled sentences, rich in imagery and inspiration from the natural world, weave tiny, beautiful lessons from sparrows, captive jaguars and broken humans together into a stunning, unforgettable tapestry.’ —Nilanjana Roy
‘I am in love with this book! Haunting, grotesque, lush and strangely tender. A stunning debut novel, afraid of nothing and deeply poetic.’ —Warsan Shire
Marketing Plan
Review coverage: Big Issue, The Guardian, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Observer, Telegraph, Times, Sunday Times • Events include: Launches at The Bookshop Liskeard and Burley Fisher Books, Salt Salon, Blacklisted podcast, North Cornwall Book Festival, Hay Festival • National and Regional select press features: Esquire, Guardian Podcast, Shortlist, Metro • Broadcast opportunities: Monocle, Talk Radio, Front Row.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781784633110 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
