The Land of Decoration

McCleen, Grace

ISBN 10: 070118681X / ISBN 13: 9780701186814

Published by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, 2012

About this Item

This is the proof copy, numbered 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page.Flat-signed in blue ink by the author. Has the wrapped yellow band stating publication date. The band has not been broken. A perfect, unread copy. A wonderful novel, about a bullied and isolated girl, who builds an imaginary world in her bedroom.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Land of Decoration
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 070118681X
• ISBN 13: 9780701186814
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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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.