Jamrach's Menagerie [electronic resource]
Birch, Carol2011
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2011 Young Jaffy Brown never expects to escape the slums of Victorian London. Then, aged eight, a chance encounter with Mr Jamrach changes Jaffy's stars. And before he knows it, he finds himself at the docks waving goodbye to his beloved Ishbel and boarding a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. With his friend Tim at his side, Jaffy's journey will push faith, love and friendship to their utmost limits.
Main title:
Jamrach's Menagerie [electronic resource] / Carol Birch
Author:
Birch, Carol, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Canongate Books, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Carol Birch is the author of ten previous novels, including Scapegallows (2008) and Turn Again Home (2003) which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She has also won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the David Higham Award for Best First Novel. Jamrach's Menagerie was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the London Book Award.
Awards:
Man Booker Prize for Fiction Nominee (The Booker Prize Foundation)
ISBN:
9780857860415
Language:
English
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BRN:
1811671
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