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Description for Be Nice
Paperback. In a reworking of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies", a plane crashes on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific; on it are 30 English girls between the ages of 11 and 18. Only 21 of them survive and, when no rescue comes, they are compelled to devise their own rules in order to stay alive. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 265. Light shelf wear, else as new.
'Ever read Lord of the Flies?' said Rohini. 'Of course. Set book, year ten. And...?' 'Same situation.' 'Different gender.' A plane crashes on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. On it are thirty English girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, winners of a competition organised by a company selling feminine hygiene products. Each has had to write an essay on her aspirations, subsequently posted on her own website. Twenty-one of the girls survive and, when no rescue comes, are compelled to devise their own rules in order to stay alive. A brilliant reworking of Golding's classic novel, ... Read more
'Ever read Lord of the Flies?' said Rohini. 'Of course. Set book, year ten. And...?' 'Same situation.' 'Different gender.' A plane crashes on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. On it are thirty English girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, winners of a competition organised by a company selling feminine hygiene products. Each has had to write an essay on her aspirations, subsequently posted on her own website. Twenty-one of the girls survive and, when no rescue comes, are compelled to devise their own rules in order to stay alive. A brilliant reworking of Golding's classic novel, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224063081
SKU
KTG0021266
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Anabel Donald
Anabel Donald has been writing fiction since 1982 when her first novel, Hannah at Thirty-five, was published to great critical acclaim. In her thirty-six-year teaching career she has taught adolescent girls in private boarding schools, a comprehensive and an American university. Most recently, she has written the five Alex Tanner crime novels in the Notting Hill series.
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