Treoir: The Story of an Irish Island Gone Wrong - A Thriller Steeped in Superstition and Twisted Traditional Values

Kirjan Treoir: The Story of an Irish Island Gone Wrong - A Thriller Steeped in Superstition and Twisted Traditional Values (2020) on kirjoittanut Darran Brennan. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Huo Press. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 470 sivua ja se on nidottu.

TREOIR: CURSE ON THE ISLAND. Raised in Dublin, Tanzanian teen Jonah Odjinwahlia suffers from albinism. In many parts of Africa, people with the condition are said to have magical properties in their white skin. Witch doctors convince people taking a broth made from their body parts brings good luck, wealth, and success in business. When Jonah's petty criminal of a father plans to sell his 'cursed' son to traffickers for a small fortune, he is given refuge on an island by Donnacha, an ex-investigative reporter looking for a way to move on from the memory of his institutionalised wife. But Jonah's arrival on the sheltered Irish island reignites old superstitions, family feuds, and wild rumours. When Jonah goes missing, Donnacha throws caution to the wind and sets off on a perilous trek across Tanzania to hunt a witch doctor. Treoir: The Curse on the Island is a thrilling, twisting plot that reflects back at the reader the cultural norms and superstitions that legitimise our worst thoughts and behaviours.