In a Land of Paper Gods
$33.44
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2016
Summary
A brilliantly distinctive debut, told from the perspective of one of the most unforgettable child narrators in recent fiction.
Jiangxi Province, China, 1941. Atop the fabled mountain of Lushan perches a boarding school for the children of British missionaries. While her parents pursue their calling, ten-year-old Henrietta S. Robertson discovers that she, too, has been singled out by the Lord.
As Japanese invaders draw closer, Etta and her dorm mates retreat in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472224224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472224221 |
| Author: | Rebecca Mackenzie |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing - Sunday Express S Magazine
Set in a missionary school in China… carries echoes of Empire of the Sun and The Poisonwood Bible - Observer (2016 Highlights)A richly imagined novel that cleverly intertwines two cultures - Daily MailInfused with a delicate, melancholy note of nostalgia, Mackenzie’s depiction of a bygone world is vividly realised - IndependentMackenzie is a self-assured, poetic storyteller… This is a wonderful, special book. I inhaled it - RedAbout The Author
Rebecca Mackenzie
Rebecca Mackenzie spent her childhood in Thailand, Malaysia and India. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She lives in London. IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS is her first novel.
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