The Land of Decoration by Grace Mccleen
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.
This extraordinary tale of one little girl's End Times grabbed me by the throatThe Land of Decoration is part social observation and part crazy mysticism, held together by a brutally real story of parent-child love. -- Emma Donoghue, author of Room
Grace McCleen lives in London. The Land of Decoration is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701186821 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701186828 |
| Title | The Land of Decoration |
| Author | Grace Mccleen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Betty Trask Award 2013 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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