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The Land of Decoration

Grace McCleen (author)

Paperback Published on: 03/01/2013

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19 reviews

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The Land of Decoration

10 year old Judith , a devout Christian living with her widower father is being mercilessly bullied at school and takes refuge in a model world she has cre... READ MORE

Neill Walker@Coleraine

A land you can't help but get lost in

I first discovered this book as it was part of the Waterstones 11 our choice of the best 11 debut books of 2012. As I'd loved so many of the 2011 titles an... READ MORE

Sarah at Head Office

See the world with Eyes of Faith

This is a beautiful debut novel. The young voice of Judith is very compelling and you quickly become absorbed in her story as you see the world through her... READ MORE

Kari Fry at Stevenage

An engaging story of belief in many guises

When I read the first few pages I thought, oh dear, a book about a fanatically religious family, and I wasn't sure whether to continue. But I soon realised... READ MORE

Sue R

Synopsis

'An extraordinary and peculiarly haunting novel' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

My name is Judith McPherson. I am ten years old. On Monday a miracle happened.

Judith doesn’t have much. The house she shares with her devoutly religious father is full of dusty relics, reminders of the mother Judith never knew. Bullied at school, she finds comfort in creating a miniature world in her bedroom – a world of wonder she calls The Land of Decoration. Perhaps, she thinks, if she makes it snow in The Land of Decoration there will be no school on Monday.

Sure enough, when Judith opens her curtains the next day, the world beyond her window has turned white.

And that's when her troubles begin.

Publisher information

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099565741
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
Weight: 213g
Languages: English

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Not what I was expecting...

From reading previous reviews of this particular book, I was expecting an uplifting and magical read, but unfortunately this book was not at all like how I... READ MORE

Hollie16

My heart caught in my cardigan...

THE END OF THE WORLD IS NIGH! Or so thinks 10-year-old Judith. Right now though, she’s probably equally as worried about the school bully as the impending ... READ MORE

Leilah at Doncaster

The Land of Decoration - just lovely...

A lovely read, gentle yet powerful, Judith is a 10 year old being brought up within strict religious boundaries. A sweet girl confused with all that is goi... READ MORE

chaliepud

It's the end of the world as we know it

Judith is a lonely 10 year old girl who lives with her father, a member of a strict Christian sect. She is very concerned about the end of the world coming... READ MORE

CuteBadger

beautiful story

This is the story of 10 year old Judith McPherson, her father was bringing her up on his own. That he was a member of an Evangelical Christian sect that be... READ MORE

Very good

An amazing first novel.

I get sent a lot of books to review but very few of them start off with me thinking ‘Oh I’m going to hate this book’, but then end with me thinking exactly... READ MORE

Staceyvm

Flavia Rides Again!

This nicely written book was a pleasure to read. I'm not the fastest of readers,but an afternoon slipped by in a moment with this. 'More than a ring of the... READ MORE

BADGERPARADE

'The Land of Decoration' by author Grace McCleen

'The Land of Decoration' by author Grace McCleen was an interesting read to say the least. At first it seemed to be overwhelming with imagery and detail bu... READ MORE

Royal Leamington Spa Book Society

Very enjoyable

The Land of Decoration is the miniature world 10-year-old Judith creates in her room. But one day, after a conversation with God, things happening in The L... READ MORE

Amandine

My heart caught in my cardigan...

THE END OF THE WORLD IS NIGH! Or so thinks 10-year-old Judith. Right now though, she’s probably equally as worried about the school bully as the impending ... READ MORE

Leilah at Doncaster

Well-written, thought-provoking and enjoyable.

This is the story of 10 year old Judith McPherson. She has been brought up by her devoutly religious father after her mother died in childbirth. She seems ... READ MORE

sharon237

Nice read

I got this book from Waterstones to review and at first i did not think i would get into it but persevered and it was a heart wrenching read of how Judith ... READ MORE

sand74

Thought provoking

Very thought provoking read, managed to read it in one day as I thought I would not like it but just could not put it down.

deep fried mal

Worth a Read

10 year old Judith lives with her widowed father. She is bullied at school because she's different. Her time at home is spent reading the bible or "preachi... READ MORE

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The Land of Decoration

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