Of Love and Other Demons

Of Love and Other Demons Kısa Özet

` An ash – grey dog with a white blaze on its forehead burst on to the rough terrain of the market on the fırst Sunday of December.`

When a witch doctor appears on the Marquis de Casalduero`s doorstep prophesizing a plague of rabies in their Colombian seaport, he dismisses her claims-until he hears that his young daughter, Sierva Maria, was one of the four people bitten by a rabid dog, and the only one to survive.

Sierva Maria appears completely unscathed-but as rumours of the plague spread, the Marquis and his wife wonder at her continuing good health. In a town consumed by superstition,, it`s not long before dhey, and everyone else, put her survival down to a demonic possession and begin to see her supernatural powers as the cause of the town`s woes . Only the young priest charged with exorcizing the evil spirit recognizes the girl`s sanity, but can he convince the town that it`s not her that needs healing?

` Superb and intensely readable` TİME OUT

` At once nostalgic and satiric, a resplendent fable` SUNDAY TİMES

` A conpassionate, witty and unforgettable masterpiece` DAILY TELEGRAPH