{"product_id":"what-the-forest-devours-a-novel-by-elaine-vilar-madruga-kevin-gerry-dunn","title":"What the Forest Devours: A Novel by Elaine Vilar Madruga, Kevin Gerry Dunn (Paperback) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Literary - Feminist - Psychological - Horror - Monsters and Creatures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 10\/20\/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by: Kevin Gerry Dunn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Elaine Vilar Madruga is a powerful, elegant, and daring voice. I want to read everything she writes.\" — MARIANA ENRIQUEZ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this award-winning horror novel from Latin America, a community of women and children—and one man—fight for survival in a harsh and terrifying Cuban rainforest where the gods require appeasement through brutal sacrifice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe forest is a terrifying, hungry god with harsh rules and a ravenous appetite that must be fed. In this ruthless world mothers raise their children as food, a cannibalistic system of offerings and retribution from which there is no escape. For women, survival depends on becoming mothers. They must reproduce even as their children grow up trapped between life and death, heaven and hell. Such is life on the hacienda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo ensure the forest’s protection, its inhabitants must renounce their rights and any trace of hope. Among them is Benedicta, a cruel and prolific “whelp” producer, now past her prime. The timid Lazaro, the community's only man, fears the forest, Benedicta, and the memory of his mother. Benedicta's daughter, Ifigenia, lives on borrowed time as she anticipates the forest's call. She loathes everyone, including the feral “she-dog” Ananda, whose fury has given way to madness. And then there’s Romina, a hardened newcomer to the forest who may just break the cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Caribbean-flavored novel of gothic horror from one of Latin America's most exciting young writers, What the Forest Devours is a macabre examination of what women must sacrifice to survive in a society with the power to destroy them at any turn. With its spine-tingling allegories, impressive imaginative vision, and a dazzling translation courtesy of acclaimed translator Kevin Gerry Dunn, English language readers can experience the dazzling masterpiece that has swallowed the Spanish literary world whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Vilar Madruga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a playwright, poet, and one of the foremost young novelists in Cuba. She has a degree in Playwriting from the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), has published over thirty books, and her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies around the globe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was her first work to receive widespread attention throughout the wider Spanish-speaking world, winning Spain's Cálamo Prize for \"Book of the Year.\" She lives in Havan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50178257125569,"sku":"9780063425514","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9780063425514.jpg?v=1777852698","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/what-the-forest-devours-a-novel-by-elaine-vilar-madruga-kevin-gerry-dunn","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}