The Land of Decoration

McCleen, Grace

ISBN 10: 070118681X / ISBN 13: 9780701186814

Published by Chatto & Windus / Random House, London, 2012

About this Item

First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Top of page block dyed maroon as issued. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed and bruised, slight lean, 'Signed by the Author' sticker on front jacket, not price clipped (£12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy. 293pp. 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. The author's debut novel, quite scarce signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Land of Decoration
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus / Random House, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 070118681X
• ISBN 13: 9780701186814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Eleni Kalorkoti
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• 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.