"I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads; the sound of 'blush words' that aren't in the Bible. But when a tragic accident ruptures the family, her curiosity warps into a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies - unlocking a darkness that threatens to derail them all."--
adult
Marieke Lucas Rijnveld ; translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison.
"First published in Dutch by Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, in 2018. First published in English by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, in 2020"--Title page verso.
"Short-listed for the International Booker Prize"--Cover.
