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Win reading review copies of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Faber are delighted to be offering 10 hardbacks of Demon Copperhead to review by 3 lucky reading groups, the new novel from Barbara Kingsolver that will break and mend your heart in the way only the best fiction can.

About Demon Copperhead

Demon’s story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking ‘like a little blue prizefighter’. For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.

In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn’t an idea, it’s as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn’t an abstraction, it’s neighbours, parents, and friends. ‘Family’ could mean love, or reluctant foster care. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he’s willing to travel to try and get there . . .

How to get involved

To be in with a chance of winning 10 copies of Demon Copperhead for your reading group, please complete the survey by 26 September.

If successful, each of your members will be expected to share a review on Amazon, Goodreads, Waterstones or the Reading Groups for Everyone website within eight weeks of receiving the books. Please only pitch if you can commit to this.

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If you have any questions about this offer, please get in touch with [email protected].

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