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Desperate to reclaim the infant that was stolen from her, a young Tunisian mother makes an illegal, life-risking journey through multiple countries to the child's new home, meeting along the way a host of characters with respective needs and agendas.
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""Hand Me Down World" slowly reveals itself, like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the story of a mother's determined courage, yet Jones avoids sentimentality. It is also about those who have power and those who do not -- and this mother, with all her dignity and savviness, is an unlikely candidate for redemption. Still, she possesses a fierce kind of hope that no one can take from her." -Newsday
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"What's most original about this novel is the structure....An absorbing work recommended for fans of Peter Carey, whose novels have a similar dreamy, shifting quality." - Library Journal
"Disturbing but beautifully written...For his dedication to moral complexity and his wholly unsentimental portrayal of an outsized tragedy... Jones deserves praise." - Publishers Weekly
Hand Me Down World slowly reveals itself, like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the story of a mother's determined courage, yet Jones avoids sentimentality. It is also about those who have power and those who do not -- and this mother, with all her dignity and savviness, is an unlikely candidate for redemption. Still, she possesses a fierce kind of hope that no one can take from her. "Newsday"
What's most original about this novel is the structure .An absorbing work recommended for fans of Peter Carey, whose novels have a similar dreamy, shifting quality. "Library Journal"
Disturbing but beautifully written...For his dedication to moral complexity and his wholly unsentimental portrayal of an outsized tragedy... Jones deserves praise. "Publishers Weekly""
"Hand Me Down World slowly reveals itself, like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the story of a mother's determined courage, yet Jones avoids sentimentality. It is also about those who have power and those who do not -- and this mother, with all her dignity and savviness, is an unlikely candidate for redemption. Still, she possesses a fierce kind of hope that no one can take from her." --Newsday
"What's most original about this novel is the structure....An absorbing work recommended for fans of Peter Carey, whose novels have a similar dreamy, shifting quality." --Library Journal
"Disturbing but beautifully written...For his dedication to moral complexity and his wholly unsentimental portrayal of an outsized tragedy... Jones deserves praise." --Publishers Weekly
Haunting and beautiful, Hand Me Down World is simply unforgettable.
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- PublisherBolinda Audio
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1743113595
- ISBN 13 9781743113592
- BindingMP3 CD
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