Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

Home/Store/Subjects/Australian Literature/Australian Fiction
SKU 005443
AU$17.50
In stock: 1 available
1
Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781921145575
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Lloyd Jones
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Text Publishing
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2006
Format: Paperback

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page.

Matilda lives on an island somewhere in the Pacific, but this is no paradise. Civil war is a fact of life, though at first, the village is largely left alone by the soldiers and the rebel fighters.

The school is closed, but then Mr Watts, the only white man on the island, steps forward to do what he can to help. He begins by reading Great Expectations aloud to his students, a chapter a day. Stories flourish on the island. While the lives of Pip and Magwitch and other Dickens characters are transformed in their new tropical setting, the locals come to the schoolhouse to tell their own tales about the meaning of the colour blue, about broken dreams, blackbirds and devil women.

In Matilda's eyes, Pip is as real as any living person. He has become her friend. She writes his name in the sand and decorates it with shells. That's where the redskin soldiers see it and decide they must track this stranger down. Who is this, Mr Pip? The search for him will have devastating consequences for Matilda, Mr Watts and the entire village. (publisher blurb)

Show More
Share this product with your friends
ShareSharePin it
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Home/Store/Subjects/Australian Literature/Australian Fiction
You May Also Like
The Island in the Mind by Rodney Hall
The Island in the Mind by Rodney Hall
The Island in the Mind by Rodney Hall
AU$25.00
Fanatic Heart by Tom Keneally
Fanatic Heart by Tom Keneally
Fanatic Heart by Tom Keneally
AU$21.00
The Seamstress by Geraldine Wooller
The Seamstress by Geraldine Wooller
The Seamstress by Geraldine Wooller
AU$17.00
Central Mischief: Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself compiled by Caroline Lurie
Central Mischief: Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself compiled by Caroline Lurie
Central Mischief: Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself compiled by Caroline Lurie
AU$22.00
Malloonkai by Donald Stuart
Malloonkai by Donald Stuart
Malloonkai by Donald Stuart
AU$19.00
  • Search Books
  • Favorites
  • Shopping Bag
  • Gift Cards
Display prices in:AUD
Skip to main content
Book Merchant Bookstore
Menu
Storefront
Subjects
Rewards
About
Happy Readers
Contact
Acknowledgement

© 2022 Book Merchant Bookstore 14 Thetis Link Dalyellup Bunbury Western Australia 6230

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyShipping & Payment InfoReturn PolicyAbout UsCookie settingsReport abuse
Made with Ecwid by Lightspeed