{"product_id":"the-unworthy","title":"The Unworthy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fearsomely dark, incantatory new dystopia set in a post-apocalyptic convent from the author of viral sensation \u003cem\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the House of the Sacred Sisterhood, the unworthy live in fear of the Superior Sister's whip. Seething with resentment, they plot against each other and await who will ascend to the level of the Enlightened - and who will suffer the next exemplary punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRisking her life, one of the unworthy keeps a diary in secret. Slowly, memories surface from a time before the world collapsed, before the Sacred Sisterhood became the only refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Lucía arrives. She, too, is unworthy - but she is different. And her arrival brings a single spark of hope to a world of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgustina Bazterrica is an Argentinian novelist and short-story writer. She is a central figure in the Buenos Aires literary scene, working as a cultural organiser and workshop curator. She has received several awards for her writing, most notably the Premio Clarín Novela for her second novel, \u003cem\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been translated into over 20 languages and is also available from Pushkin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Moses is a Canadian writer and translator of French and Spanish. Her translations include \u003cem\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUrgent Matters\u003c\/em\u003e by Paula Rodríguez and \u003cem\u003eDie, My Love\u003c\/em\u003e by Ariana Harwicz, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, among other awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511737733277,"sku":"9781805333142","price":89.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/the_unworthy_agustina_bazterrica_9781805333142.jpg?v=1740036608","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-unworthy","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}