{"title":"Lloyd Jones","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mister-pip","title":"Mister Pip","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEighty-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 islands only white man, a recluse, re-opening the school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMister 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47637317026086,"sku":"9780719564567","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/7aef34cd-9942-4520-82b6-0707787e4227.jpg?v=1707312490"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/collections\/lloyd-jones.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}