Alone on a desert island -- everything and everyone he knows and
loves has been washed away in a storm -- Mau is the last surviving
member of his nation. He's completely alone -- or so he thinks
until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy
trousers like the grandfather bird, and gives him a stick that can
make fire.
Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost
immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness
the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain
her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and
rescue her but it seems, for now, that all she has for company is
the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot, until other survivors
arrive to take refuge on the island. Together, Mau and Daphne
discover some remarkable things (including how to milk a pig, and
why spitting in beer is a good thing), and start to forge a new
nation.
Encompassing themes of death and nationhood, Terry Pratchett's new
novel is, as can be expected, extremely funny, witty and wise.
Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes
they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving
everyone's lives
"From the Hardcover edition."
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