Description: Mister Pip (SIGNED) Jones LloydPublished by John Murray London, 2007. Later impression. Signed to the title page, without inscription. Bound in the original publisher's hardcover boards, titled in gilt to the spine. Spine ends with bumping, binding otherwise in good condition. Internally there is light age toning to the pages, but generally clean and tight. Dustjacket unclipped with minor wear to the edges. Vg overall. The Author's first novel to be published in the UK. You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames. Bougainville. 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda s last day of school as, quietly, war is encroaching from the other end of the island. When the villagers safe, predictable lives come to a halt, Bougainville s children are surprised to find the island s only white man, a recluse, re-opening the school. Pop Eye, aka Mr Watts, explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda and the others think a foreigner is coming to the island and prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts inspiring reading of Great Expectations. But on an island at war, the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished.---------------------------------------------One of a number of similar items I am selling. Check out the other items in my eBay shop. 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Price: 19.99 GBP
Location: Norwich
End Time: 2025-01-13T19:44:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30.51 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardback
Personalised: No
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Signed: Yes
Publisher: John Murray
Weight: 750g
Year Printed: 2007
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Inscribed, Signed
Fiction Subject: General & Literary Fiction
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: Lloyd Jones
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
