The Land of Decoration - Brossura

McCleen, Grace

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0701186828 ISBN 13: 9780701186821

Casa editrice: Chatto & Windus, 2012

Riassunto

Judith and her father don't have much - their house is full of dusty relics, reminders of the mother she's never known. But Judith sees the world with the clear Eyes of Faith, and where others might see rubbish, Judith sees possibility. Bullied at school, she finds solace in making a model of the Promised Land - little people made from pipe cleaners, a sliver of moon, luminous stars and a mirror sea - a world of wonder that Judith calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps, she thinks, if she makes it snow indoors (using shaving foam and cotton wool and cellophane) there will be no school on Monday...Sure enough, when Judith opens her curtains the next day, the world beyond her window has turned white. She has performed her first miracle. And that's when her troubles begin. With its intensely taut storytelling and gorgeous prose, "The Land of Decoration" is a heartbreaking story of good and evil, belief and doubt. Its author, Grace McCleen, is a blazing new talent in contemporary literature.

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Descrizione del libro:

Blissfully inventive, brilliantly written, with a huge heart, and a tense, pulsing plot: The Land of Decoration introduces a young heroine who will change the way you see the world.

L'autore:

Grace McCleen lives in London. The Land of Decoration is her first novel.

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• Editore: Chatto & Windus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0701186828
• ISBN 13: 9780701186821
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304