Excerpt from Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben Okri, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben Okri

Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted

A Novel

by Ben Okri
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  • Mar 18, 2025, 208 pages
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She encompassed Viv in a hug, pulled on her gloves, and rushed away, leaving Viv to the silence of the house.

Excerpted from Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben Okri. Copyright © 2025 by Ben Okri. Excerpted by permission of Other Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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