Matilda wächst im Krieg auf der Pazifikinsel Bougainville auf. Ihre strenge aber hingebungsvolle Mutter gibt ihr den nötigen Halt, um die Wirren des Krieges zu überstehen. Noch viel mehr allerdings zieht Matilda Kraft aus ihrer imaginären Freundschaft zu Mister Pip, einem Charakter aus Charles Dickens Great Expectations. Während sich ihre Welt Stück für Stück aufzulösen beginnt, findet Matilda nur noch in dieser Freundschaft Kraft.
When Pip can't be found the soldiers destroy the book. Mr Watts then encourages the children to retell the story from their memories.
Lloyd Jones. “Mr. Watts.“ “Pop Eye. Him," she said as she let herself down again. “It was in a book.” “What blimmin' book?” "Great Expectations.” I had given her three quick answers. The last one was the most stunning. I had lost her.
On a copper-rich tropical island shattered by war, on which survival is daily struggle, eccentric Mr. Watts, the only white man left after the other teachers flee, spends his day reading to the local children from Charles Dickens's classic ...
So begins this rare, original story about the abiding strength that imagination, once ignited, can provide.
Available in Canada for the first time from the author of Mister Pip The two intertwined love stories in this brilliant novel take the reader from New Zealand to Buenos Aires to Sydney, from the final days of WWI, to the present moment, and ...
There are no easy answers in this thoughtful novel. Indeed, much of its intrigue and enjoyment comes from piecing together the story from the myriad voices.
Lloyd Jones's The Man in the Shed is a haunting collection of stories about family and longing. These extraordinary tales take conventional family life and tilt it sideways, delivering a memorable blend of the suburban and the surreal.
This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater self-confidence and accepts responsibility for his future.
In 1905 a motley group of young New Zealand rugby players sets out by steamer on a journey to the other side of the world.
It was a matter of looking to see if any of the original building blocks remained, and where might I find them. The 2011 earthquake that shook Christchurch to its core led Lloyd Jones to investigate his own foundations and family past.