Two mysterious, bedraggled strangers appear in a small country town. They are fleeing trauma of which they are unable, or perhaps unwilling, to speak. The townspeople want answers. Before long, wary hospitality shifts to suspicion and fear, and the care of the men slides into appalling cruelty. A profound and unsettling novel about humanity and dignity and the ease with which we’re able to justify brutality.
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About the Author:
Lloyd Jones has written novels, short stories and a memoir. He won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his novel Mister Pip. His other books include Hand Me Down World and A History of Silence. Lloyd lives in Wellington.
Review:
PRAISE FOR MISTER PIP:
‘Poetic, heartbreaking, surprising.’―Isabel Allende;
‘Genuinely affecting.’―The New York Times;
‘Sheer magic... Lloyd Jones is a brave and fierce writer.”―Keith Donohue, author of The Stolen Child;
‘Jones's prose is faultless.’―Publishers Weekly;
‘A paean to the transformative power of literature.’―New York Sun;
‘A delightful read.’―Atlantic Monthly;
‘Being a truthful writer, Jones sees nothing neither his heroes nor his villains in black and white. His is a bold inquiry into the way that we construct and repair our communities, and ourselves, with stories old and new.’―The Times;
‘Dazzling.’―The Observer;
‘Poignant and impressive.’―Times Literary Supplement;
‘Intriguing and memorable.’―Glasgow Herald;
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- PublisherText Publishing Company
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1925603229
- ISBN 13 9781925603224
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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