Eartheater: A Novel

Written by Dolores Reyes

Narrated by Frankie Corzo

NAMED A ""FALL 2020 MUST-READ"" AND ONE OF THE ""BEST BOOKS OF FALL 2020"" BY TIME, VULTURE, THE BOSTON GLOBE, WIRED, COSMOPOLITAN AND MORE

Electrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose compulsion to eat earth gives her visions of murdered and missing people—an imaginative synthesis of mystery and magical realism that explores the dark tragedies of ordinary lives.

Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Eartheater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth—a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. With her first taste of dirt, she learns the horrifying truth of her mother’s death. Disturbed by what she witnesses, the woman keeps her visions to herself. But when Eartheater begins an unlikely relationship with a withdrawn police officer, word of her ability begins to spread, and soon desperate members of her community beg for her help, anxious to uncover the truth about their own loved ones.

Surreal and haunting, spare yet complex, Eartheater is a dark, emotionally resonant tale told from a feminist perspective that brilliantly explores the stories of those left behind—the women enduring the pain of uncertainty, whose lives have been shaped by violence and loss.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Nov 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9780063035355

Dolores Reyes

Dolores Reyes was born in Buenos Aires in 1978. She is a teacher, feminist, activist, and the mother of seven children. She studied classical literature at the University of Buenos Aires. Eartheater is her first novel.

Reviews for Eartheater

[krystal tiger · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The author did an amazing job with this book. The story is so surreal: supernatural with realism. Eating dirt is an actual eating disorder. Blend that fact with the ability to see those dark moments of lost lives or even what they are currently seeing… makes this a very thrilling read. I absolutely loved it. And if you’re wanting something a little different in the supernatural world, this is it. It’s very detailed and was written beautifully.

[Dearbhla Ní Fhaoilleacháin Ryan · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Genuinely one of the worst books I’ve had the misfortune of reading in a long time. Weak plot if any, shallow characters, a lot of waxing lyrical with very little substance or logic. Sorry