In a Land of Paper Gods

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A brilliantly distinctive debut, told from the perspective of one of the most unforgettable child narrators in recent fiction.

Jiangxi Province, China, 1941. Atop the fabled mountain of Lushan perches a boarding school for the children of British missionaries. While her parents pursue their calling, ten-year-old Henrietta S. Robertson discovers that she, too, has been singled out by the Lord.

As Japanese invaders draw closer, Etta and her dorm mates retreat into a world where boundaries between make believe and reality become dangerously blurred. So begins a remarkable journey, through a mystical landscape and to the heart of a war.

Reviews

[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing - Sunday Express S Magazine

Set in a missionary school in China... carries echoes of Empire of the Sun and The Poisonwood Bible - Observer (2016 Highlights)

A richly imagined novel that cleverly intertwines two cultures - Daily Mail

Infused with a delicate, melancholy note of nostalgia, Mackenzie's depiction of a bygone world is vividly realised - Independent

Mackenzie is a self-assured, poetic storyteller... This is a wonderful, special book. I inhaled it - Red

Author Bio

Rebecca Mackenzie spent her childhood in Thailand, Malaysia and India. She has MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She lives in London. IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS is her first novel.