Gingerbread

‘A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam’ – Ali Smith, author of How to be Both

Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children''s stories - equal parts wholesome and uncanny - beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe.

Perdita Lee and her mother Harriet may appear your...