The Gourd of Fortune

The Gourd of Fortune

W. Damian

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Editorial:
W. Damian
Año de edición:
2025
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9798232542108
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When Marco buys a dusty antique gourd from a small-town shop, he never expects it to change his life. A single drop of blood awakens the vessel’s hidden magic-water that revives plants, strengthens animals, and produces vegetables with impossible flavor.With his family farm on the brink, Marco begins using the gourd in secret. Soon chefs and collectors are clamoring for his produce, income flows steadily, and a tender romance blossoms with Lena, a local chef who believes in his vision.But miracles have a cost. The more Marco relies on the gourd, the more unsettling its effects become-overcharged plants, restless fish, and whispers of imbalance in the land. Worse still, his success draws the eye of Mr. Cheng, a ruthless rival determined to seize everything Marco has built.A story of family, love, and the hidden price of power, The Gourd of Fortune is magical realism at its most human.

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