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Jamrach's Menagerie
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London, 1857—after surviving an encounter with an escaped tiger on the streets of Bermondsey, nine-year-old Jaffy stumbles into a job for its owner, the wild animal collector, Mr Jamrach. Commissioned by Jamrach to find and collect a sea dragon, Jaf soon joins a ship bound for the South Seas, and so begins a wonder-filled voyage of discovery.
But when things start to go awry, Jaf's journey becomes a fight for survival which will push faith, love and friendship to their outermost limits.
Brilliantly written and utterly compulsive, Carol Birch's Booker Prize-shortlisted novel evokes the smells, sights and flavours of the nineteenth century from the squalor of London to the islands of the South Seas.
This historical adventure is a major literary accomplishment and will delight fans of Michel Faber and Sara Gruen.
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Carol Birch's Jamrach's Menagerie is praised for its engrossing storytelling and rich sensory detail, vividly bringing to life the streets of Victorian London and beyond. The novel features a gripping narrative and is lauded for its combination of literary quality and suspense. The story explores themes of friendship and survival, set against a backdrop of historical events, with the prose noted for its beauty and depth.
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ISBN: 9781921758959
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 September 2011
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Edition: New edition
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 348
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About the Author
Carol Birch is the author of ten previous novels including Scapegallows and Turn Again Home.
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