Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022, The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini is an immersive and harrowing story written in Trinidadian Creole. It’s not an easy read, for it’s a story filled with disturbing (very disturbing) graphic details. Generational trauma, incest, physical and sexual abuse of women and children, colourism, and violent death are the themes repeated often all throughout. But there’s also hope, friendship, and beauty in the story that makes this an unforgettable read.