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A Far Country (Paperback)
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When they spoke of it in town, they called it simply the city, as
if it was the only city in the world . . . Raised in a remote
village on the edge of a sugarcane plantation, Isabel was born with
the gift and curse of 'seeing farther'. When drought and war grip
their land, her beloved brother Isaias joins a great exodus to a
teeming, labyrinthine city in the south. Soon the fourteen-year-old
Isabel follows, forsaking the only home she's ever known, her sole
consolation the thought of being with her brother again. But when
she arrives, she discovers that Isaias has disappeared. Weeks and
then months pass, until one day, armed only with her unshakeable
hope, Isabel descends into the chaos of the city to find him. Told
with extraordinary empathy, richly evocative, the story of Isabel's
quest - of her dignity and determination, her deeply spiritual
world - becomes a universal tale about the bonds of family and a
sister's love for her brother, about being caught between two
worlds, and about true heroism. A tour de force of emotional and
narrative power, it is destined to become a classic. 'Mason is a
superb storyteller. He inhabits Isabel's mind with fine
sensitivity, and cleverly uses his imaginary setting to write of
dauntless, timeless love and loyalty' The Times
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Imprint: |
Picador
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2008 |
Authors: |
Daniel Mason
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Dimensions: |
197 x 130 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-330-49270-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-330-49270-5 |
Barcode: |
9780330492706 |
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