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It’s unsurprisingly poetic, full of lyrical, luscious descriptions of the rainforest and shot through with magic realism. I loved it. Daily MailThe poets novel of art and abuse vividly evokes one womans quest to uncover long-lost memories. The GuardianScintillating. Financial TimesWhen artist Dominique receives a letter from her dying father, a reckoning with repressed memories and a pull for romantic and familial love sends shock waves through her life, as she journeys to Paris to face the places and events of her early years.Balanced with visits to the Venezuelan Amazon, where Dominique explores a spiritual and loving longing (meeting a young guide, Juan), a raw and tender unfolding of this love story is a parallel to the uncovering of the shocking truth of Dominiques birth, and her parents relationship.Pascale Petits My Hummingbird Father is a beautifully lyrical debut novel in dialogue with Pascales Ondaatje and Laurel Prize-winning poetry collection, Mama Amazonica.