A Thief in the Village (Paperback)


Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the cocnut plantation in the dead of night, ready to catch interlopers; Becky longs for a bicycle and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out thirteen years ago. This is a wonderfully atmospheric collection of contemporary short stories that bring James Berry's Caribbean childhood vividly to life.

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Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the cocnut plantation in the dead of night, ready to catch interlopers; Becky longs for a bicycle and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out thirteen years ago. This is a wonderfully atmospheric collection of contemporary short stories that bring James Berry's Caribbean childhood vividly to life.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Puffin

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

A Puffin Book

Release date

July 2016

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

176

ISBN-13

978-0-14-136864-1

Barcode

9780141368641

Categories

LSN

0-14-136864-0



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