The Land of Decoration
Author(s): Grace McCleen
"An extraordinary and peculiarly haunting novel". (Chris Cleave, author of "The Other Hand"). My name is Judith McPherson. I am ten years old. On Monday a miracle happened. Judith doesn't have much. The house she shares with her devoutly religious father is full of dusty relics, reminders of the mother Judith never knew. Bullied at school, she finds comfort in creating a miniature world in her bedroom - a world of wonder she calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps, she thinks, if she makes it snow in The Land of Decoration 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. And that's when her troubles begin.
Product Information
Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize, The Land of Decoration is blissfully inventive, brilliantly written, with a huge heart, and a tense, pulsing plot - it introduces a young heroine who will change the way you see the world.
Winner of Desmond Elliott Prize 2012.
An extraordinary and peculiarly haunting novel -- Chris Cleave author of The Other Hand Extraordinary -- Emma Donoghue, Author Of Room A tremendously affecting novel, skillfully and arrestingly written, and one that packs a big emotional punch Sunday Times Bursting with tension and tenderness, this novel is a small miracle in itself -- Helen Brown Daily Mail Grace McCleen's writing is deep, fantastical and powerful... She has been able to observe a fascinating world with generosity, wonder and spirit. A wonderful gem of a debut -- Viv Groskop Independent on Sunday
Grace McCleen lives in London. The Land of Decoration is her first novel.
General Fields
- :
- : Vintage
- : Vintage
- : 01 January 2013
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Grace McCleen
- : Paperback
- : 304
