{"product_id":"hexes-of-the-deadwood-forest-9780593700891","title":"Hexes of the Deadwood Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn explosive, jaw-dropping debut about a woman who loses her job as an oil company CEO after she's filmed having sex with a tree in her sleep, a calamity that unravels her mind, spiraling her through history until she's united with a centuries-old coven of ecstatically revolutionary women. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You're holding a torpedo of a book in your hand. Take a seat and get comfortable. This novel's energy, humor, and rebel spirit will awaken your mind and change your way of thinking.\" --Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner, Man Booker International Prize Winner, finalist for the National Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Frenza hates the tyrannical tree huggers and the idiotic eco-warriors--after all, she's the CEO of Poland's biggest oil company. But then she finds herself in a trance, sleepwalking into the woods and making love to a tree, manically--all caught on camera. Her career ends and, in the fallout, she discovers her husband's disturbing secret. Her mind splinters until she is no longer Anna Frenza, CEO. Now--whether by delusion or possession of spirit--she lives in the Duchy of Nysa, a medieval province ruled by the Catholic Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her psychiatric bed, Anna falls in with Mathilde Spalt, leader of the Earthen Ones--a congregation of women who live in the woods and reject all patriarchy, instead engaging in ecstatic, sensuous worship of Mother Earth. Through Mathilde, Anna learns to love the forest, preaching and practicing the emancipatory rituals of the Earthen Ones . . . until the Church decides to fell the forest and all the women within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBold and entirely unexpected, \u003ci\u003eHexes of the Deadwood Forest\u003c\/i\u003e is a collective rebellion and a collective orgasm, the death knell to the elevation of the erect. Take hold of your seat; patriarchy is coming to an end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnieszka Szpila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593700891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAGNIESZKA SZPILA\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Poland's most critically acclaimed, bestselling, and transgressive writers. The Polish edition of HEXES OF THE DEADWOOD FOREST was longlisted for the Nike Award, the country's premiere literary award, and will be published in at least nine countries around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Agnieszka Szpila \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834184482973,"sku":"9780593700891","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_434b8f7d-3378-44f8-9db3-8c7b6f5d8d2d.jpg?v=1776145673","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hexes-of-the-deadwood-forest-9780593700891","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}