{"product_id":"9780719569944-mister-pip","title":"Mister Pip","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book can change your life forever .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lloyd Jones brings to life the transformative power of fiction . This is a beautiful book' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBougainville, 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda's last day of school as, quietly, war is encroaching from the other end of the island. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the villagers' safe, predictable lives come to a halt, Bougainville's children are surprised to find the island's only white man, a recluse, re-opening the school. Pop Eye, aka Mr Watts, explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda and the others think a foreigner is coming to the island and prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts' inspiring reading of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut on an island at war, the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. \u003ci\u003eMister Pip\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943399141473,"sku":"9780719569944","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26943088.jpg?v=1721375621","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780719569944-mister-pip","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}