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This is an auction for MISTER PIP by Lloyd Jones.
This is a *** SIGNED *** copy of the book.
"This prizewinning novel by New Zealand author Jones is an eloquent homage to the power of storytelling. Thirteen-year-old Matilda is at a loss to understand the violence that has torn apart her tropical island. Her village, caught in the cross fire of the conflict between government troops and local armed rebels, has lost its teachers. The only white man to stay behind, the eccentric Mr. Watts, married to a local woman who is generally thought to be mad, takes over the post as teacher and begins to read to the class from his favorite novel, Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Initially flummoxed by the meanings of such alien words as frost and moors, Matilda and her classmates soon become entirely riveted by the story and identify so heavily with the orphan Pip that Victorian England becomes more real to them than their own hometown. Provided with firsthand evidence of the power of imagination, Matilda increasingly sees it as a way to survive and even thrive amid the chaos of civil war. The accessible narrative, with its direct and graceful prose, belies the sophistication of its telling as Jones addresses head-on the effects of imperialism and the redemptive power of art."
- a *** starred *** review in Booklist (US)
"Jones's prose is faultless . . . With a mixture of thrill and unease, Matilda discovers independent thought, and Jones captures the intricate, emotionally loaded evolution of the mother-daughter relationship."
- Publishers Weekly (US)
Very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.
Hardback 2006.
220 pages.
Near new condition.
The cost of shipping is $6.95.
There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.
Payment within seven days, please.
Mr Pip
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Destination & description | Price | |
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NZ Post | $6.95 | |
Rural Delivery | $10.95 | |
Pick-up available from Palmerston North, Manawatu | Free |
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