Tarantula by Eduardo Halfon

Tarantula by Eduardo HalfonWinner of the Prix Mdicis tranger in France and the Premio de la Critica in SpainConversation starting and prize winning international fiction: an extraordinary meditation on violence, conspiracy and the many complex afterlives of the Holocaust Eduardo and his brother have been living in the US for three years when their parents send them back to Guatemala for the holidays. It is 1984 and their native country, in the midst of a violent civil war,

Where possible

As well as covering what to cook on the big day itself

He is a Red - humankind's lowest caste

of selfhood and loneliness

But when he's given a mysterious compass it transports him to a thick jungle that is impossible to get through quickly - he has to learn to move with the rhythm of the environment around him with the help of his guide

politicians and polemicists around the world

often at the heart of its community

Eileen Kampakuta Brown

he shows us the darker side of an industry ruled by exclusivity and stubborn adherence to tradition

leading to Hitler’s accession to power

BONUS: A special sneak peek of Guts is included in this

wonderful novel' JENNIE GODFREY 'The most fun I've had reading in the longest time' MARIAN KEYES'Laugh-out-loud funny