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2718486Delphihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/delphi-9780241995273/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2182918/14589ec6-56f6-4f24-8cf0-85b525eba19b.jpg?v=638865688880530000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2179510/14589ec6-56f6-4f24-8cf0-85b525eba19b.jpg?v=638383618176030000219257MXNPenguin Books LtdInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Vivid as fireworks ... Both terrifying and exhilarating</strong> Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of <em>A Ghost in the Throat</em></p><p><strong>Funny and sharp ... A hungry book, looking everywhere and seeing everything</strong> <em>Observer</em></p><p>In a time more turbulent than any of us could have ever imagined, a woman is attempting to write a book about prophecy in the ancient world.</p><p>Navigating the tightening grip of lockdown, a marriage in crisis, and a ten-year-old son who seems increasingly unreachable, she becomes fixated on our many forms of divination and prediction: on oracles, tarot cards and tea leaves and the questions we have always asked as we scroll and click and rage against our fates.</p><p>But in doing so she fails to notice the future creeping into the heart of her own home. For despite our best intentions - our sacrifices and our bargains with the gods - time, certainty and, sometimes, those we love, can still slip away ...</p><p>Heartbreakingly relatable and achingly funny <em>Delphi</em> is both a snapshot and a time capsule, deftly capturing our pasts, our presents, and how we keep on going in a world that is ever more uncertain and absurd.</p><p><strong>Impressive ... What good fiction is meant to do</strong> <em>The New York Times</em></p><p><strong>Bold, brave and uncompromising, Pollard has found a way to write about the last couple of years which is both truthful and enjoyable to read, which I didnt think was possible</strong> Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of <em>Everyone is Still Alive</em></p>...2654639Delphi219257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/delphi-9780241995273/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2182918/14589ec6-56f6-4f24-8cf0-85b525eba19b.jpg?v=638865688880530000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2179510/14589ec6-56f6-4f24-8cf0-85b525eba19b.jpg?v=638383618176030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20229780241995273_W3siaWQiOiI2ZjQyOWM4Yy01YjgzLTQyOWEtYmY3ZC00M2NiMDhjOGU1NTAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjM4LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxOSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMjZUMDg6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780241995273_<p><strong>Inviting, stylish and candid ... Pollards future, as a novelist, is very bright indeed</strong> <em>The i</em></p><p><strong>Clever, warm, and funny</strong> Sarah Moss, <em>The Guardian</em></p><p><strong>This isnt the first - and most certainly wont be the last - pandemic novel, but it might be the most brilliant</strong> <em>Daily Mail</em></p><p>I am sick of the future. Up to here with the future. I dont want anything to do with it; dont want it near me</p><p>It is 2020 and in a time more turbulent than any of us could have ever imagined, a woman is attempting to write a book about prophecy in the ancient world.</p><p>Navigating the tightening grip of lockdown, a marriage in crisis, and a ten-year-old son who seems increasingly unreachable, she becomes fixated on our many forms of divination and prediction: on oracles, tarot cards and tea leaves and the questions we have always asked as we scroll and click and rage against our fates.</p><p>But in doing so she fails to notice the future creeping into the heart of her own home. For despite our best intentions - our sacrifices and our bargains with the gods - time, certainty and, sometimes, those we love, can still slip away ...</p><p>Heartbreakingly relatable and achingly funny <em>Delphi</em> is both a snapshot and a time capsule, deftly capturing our pasts, our presents, and how we keep on going in a world that is ever more uncertain and absurd.</p><p><strong>Delphi is a compact miracle of a book</strong> Evie Wyld, author of <em>The Bass Rock</em></p><p><strong>Bold, brave and uncompromising, Pollard has found a way to write about the last couple of years which is both truthful and enjoyable to read, which I didnt think was possible</strong> Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of <em>Everyone is Still Alive</em></p><p><strong>Dark and dangerous, disturbed and disturbing in equal measure - I loved it</strong> Anna Hope, author of <em>Expectation</em></p>...(*_*)9780241995273_<p><strong>Vivid as fireworks ... Both terrifying and exhilarating</strong> Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of <em>A Ghost in the Throat</em></p><p><strong>Funny and sharp ... A hungry book, looking everywhere and seeing everything</strong> <em>Observer</em></p><p>In a time more turbulent than any of us could have ever imagined, a woman is attempting to write a book about prophecy in the ancient world.</p><p>Navigating the tightening grip of lockdown, a marriage in crisis, and a ten-year-old son who seems increasingly unreachable, she becomes fixated on our many forms of divination and prediction: on oracles, tarot cards and tea leaves and the questions we have always asked as we scroll and click and rage against our fates.</p><p>But in doing so she fails to notice the future creeping into the heart of her own home. For despite our best intentions - our sacrifices and our bargains with the gods - time, certainty and, sometimes, those we love, can still slip away ...</p><p>Heartbreakingly relatable and achingly funny <em>Delphi</em> is both a snapshot and a time capsule, deftly capturing our pasts, our presents, and how we keep on going in a world that is ever more uncertain and absurd.</p><p><strong>Impressive ... What good fiction is meant to do</strong> <em>The New York Times</em></p><p><strong>Bold, brave and uncompromising, Pollard has found a way to write about the last couple of years which is both truthful and enjoyable to read, which I didnt think was possible</strong> Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of <em>Everyone is Still Alive</em></p>...9780241995273_Penguin Books Ltdlibro_electonico_e47b85c7-370c-3ffb-b3f5-2f1a9399277b_9780241995273;9780241995273_9780241995273Clare PollardInglésMéxico2022-07-28T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Books Ltd