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    Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Oyeyemi, Thiong’o, Butler, Means, and More

    by Thomas Beckwith Mar 05, 2019 5 minutes

    Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Helen Oyeyemi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Halle Butler, David Means and more—that are publishing this week.

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    Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

    Here’s what  about : “In Oyeyemi’s idiosyncratically brilliant latest (following ), she spins a tale about three generations of women and the gingerbread recipe that is their curse and their legacy. In an effort to understand her heritage, precocious British schoolgirl Perdita Lee recreates her family’s famed gingerbread recipe—but with additional ingredients that have near-fatal consequences. When she slips into a coma, her mother, Harriet, is forced to tell her the truth of their family. To do so,

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