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The Elusive Language of Ducks
Judith White
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Description for The Elusive Language of Ducks
Paperback. A quirky, astute and heart-warming novel about human relationships - and a duck. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
As if it will make up for her loss, they bring Hannah a duckling to care for. They were well meaning, and it could have done the trick.
However, Hannah’s focus on the duck progressively alienates those around her. As the duck takes over her world, past secrets are exposed. Will Hannah’s life unravel completely?
This funny, moving and insightful novel contemplates the chemistry between one person and another: a man and another man’s wife; a woman and a duck; a woman and her dead mother; a drug addict and his drug. Beautifully written, it is a penetrating ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780744001
SKU
V9781780744001
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Judith White
Judith White is a winner of the BNZ Katherine Mansfield Centenary Award, and twice winner of the Auckland Star Short Story Competition. A collection of short stories, Visiting Ghosts, was shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards, and her first novel, Across the Dreaming Night, was shortlisted for the Montana New Zealand Book of the Year. She lives in Auckland, ... Read more
Reviews for The Elusive Language of Ducks
‘Sad but very funny… a perfect alternative to other summer reads’
Residents' Journal
'Poetic and reflective, wry and playful at times, compassionate and observant... Ideas are mulled over and lived through, words polished, characters coaxed into life, flavours gradually deepen. The result is writing to savour.'
Herald on Sunday
'It’s poetic, gentle and wise... Wry and ... Read more
Residents' Journal
'Poetic and reflective, wry and playful at times, compassionate and observant... Ideas are mulled over and lived through, words polished, characters coaxed into life, flavours gradually deepen. The result is writing to savour.'
Herald on Sunday
'It’s poetic, gentle and wise... Wry and ... Read more