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In a Land of Paper Gods
Rebecca Mackenzie
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Description for In a Land of Paper Gods
Paperback. A gorgeous literary debut in the tradition of The Poisonwood Bible about a school for the children of British missionaries in China, at the top of a mountain, at the edge of the Second World War Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2017. A brilliantly distinctive debut set in China in the Second World War, IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS by Rebecca Mackenzie will appeal to readers who loved Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit or The Light Between Oceans. 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. ... Read more
Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2017. A brilliantly distinctive debut set in China in the Second World War, IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS by Rebecca Mackenzie will appeal to readers who loved Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit or The Light Between Oceans. 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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
244g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472224224
SKU
V9781472224224
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About Rebecca Mackenzie
Rebecca Mackenzie spent her childhood in Thailand, Malaysia and India. She has MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She lives in London. IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS is her first novel.
Reviews for In a Land of Paper Gods
A beautifully written coming of age story
Red - Books of 2016
A beautifully conjured debut
Sainsbury's Magazine
An intriguing, well told story, beautifully descriptive of the China of that period
Choice
[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing
Sunday Express S Magazine
Its pleasures come in discovering ... Read more
Red - Books of 2016
A beautifully conjured debut
Sainsbury's Magazine
An intriguing, well told story, beautifully descriptive of the China of that period
Choice
[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing
Sunday Express S Magazine
Its pleasures come in discovering ... Read more