In a Land of Paper Gods
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A brilliantly distinctive debut, told from the perspective of one of the most unforgettable child narrators in recent fiction.
Jiangxi Province, China, 1941. Atop the fabled mountain of Lushan perches a boarding school for the children of British missionaries. While her parents pursue their calling, ten-year-old Henrietta S. Robertson discovers that she, too, has been singled out by the Lord.
As Japanese invaders draw closer, Etta and her dorm mates retreat into a world where boundaries between make believe and reality become dangerously blurred. So begins a remarkable journey, through a mystical landscape and to the heart of a war.
Praise for In a Land of Paper Gods
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[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing - Sunday Express S Magazine
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Set in a missionary school in China... carries echoes of Empire of the Sun and The Poisonwood Bible - Observer (2016 Highlights)
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A richly imagined novel that cleverly intertwines two cultures - Daily Mail
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Infused with a delicate, melancholy note of nostalgia, Mackenzie's depiction of a bygone world is vividly realised - Independent
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Mackenzie is a self-assured, poetic storyteller... This is a wonderful, special book. I inhaled it - Red
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