{"product_id":"the-devils-horsewhip-9781917352024","title":"The Devil's Horsewhip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Barbican First debut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Horsewhip\u003c\/em\u003e is a startlingly fine novel-in-stories about Caribbean folklore, superstitions and legends surrounding death by a writer whose prose judges at Wasafiri have described as \u003cstrong\u003evivid and with a spectacular voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the pinnacle of the pandemic-a year already punctuated with daily funeral processions--a Jamaican expat gets an envelope covered in red writing from his doctor. It sends him into a mad tumble between bad omen days and fever dream nights until all that he thinks about is that bitter day in the Jamaican White River Valley, where he and other teenagers escaped a double-cutlass-wielding madman out for blood. But death is not one to give up easily. The years are not long enough, neither is fleeing across continents too far for death's spite and all the worse duppies not to come knocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will cheat death a second time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Christian woman who decides to sleep with an obeah man's monkey. The man with the answer to whether Haitian voodoo is stronger than obeah. A woman who knows how to mourn a dead baby. Or the ones who know how to trap a rolling calf, outrun a three-foot horse, and battle a Chinese duppy and win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're superstitious or wary of those who are, come read these sticky tales spun in barbwire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpencer, Damion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamion Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e is originally from St. Mary in Jamaica, and now lives in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a BEd (Hons) in Literacy Studies from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing from the University of Hull. His work explores the vestiges of colonialism and the effect of urban living on well-being and mental health via the immigrant experience. Versions of stories in his debut collection \u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Horsewhip\u003c\/em\u003e have been published by both \u003cem\u003eWasafiri\u003c\/em\u003e (whose prose judges said his work was \"vivid\" with a \"spectacular voice\") and \u003cem\u003eThe Caribbean Writer\u003c\/em\u003e. He was longlisted in the 2022 BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Award for Writers in the Caribbean and received an Honourable Mention for the award the following year. He was longlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. His work has won a gold medal and was featured in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Best of Festival Series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barbican Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260001845522,"sku":"9781917352024","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51849264-320d-411a-8644-86783acc4bea.jpg?v=1746634195","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-horsewhip-9781917352024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}