The Land of Decoration (AN AUTHOR SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)

McCleen, Grace

ISBN 10: 070118681X / ISBN 13: 9780701186814

Published by Chatto & Windus,UK, 2012

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UK1ST.EDITION.1S.PRINTING,.VG HARDBACK IN VG DUSTWRAPPER.some tears to edges.THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Land of Decoration (AN AUTHOR SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus,UK
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 070118681X
• ISBN 13: 9780701186814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Judith and her father don't have much -- their house is full of dusty relics, reminders of the mother she's never known. But Judith sees the world with the clear Eyes of Faith, and where others might see rubbish, Judith sees possibility. Bullied at school, she finds solace in making a model of the Promised Land -- little people made from pipe cleaners, a sliver of moon, luminous stars and a mirror sea -- a world of wonder that Judith calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps, she thinks, if she makes it snow indoors (using shaving foam and cotton wool and cellophane) there will be no school on Monday...

Sure enough, when Judith opens her curtains the next day, the world beyond her window has turned white. She has performed her first miracle. And that's when her troubles begin.

With its intensely taut storytelling and gorgeous prose, The Land of Decoration is a heartbreaking story of good and evil, belief and doubt. Its author, Grace McCleen, is a blazing new talent in contemporary literature.

About the Author

Grace McCleen lives in London. The Land of Decoration is her first novel.