{"product_id":"mister-pip","title":"Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip [2007] hardback","description":"\u003cp\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.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Great Expectations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on an island at war, the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip 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","brand":"Jones, Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50116013523283,"sku":"9780719564567","price":18.56,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46944971129171,"sku":"XV80719564567","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":52535289610579,"sku":"XE80719564567","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/jones-lloyd-lloyd-jones-mister-pip-2007-hardback-60728983159123.jpg?v=1764950612","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/mister-pip","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}