Emma Donoghue
Room: A Novel
Paperback
(China Press Aug. 1, 2010)
Paperback. Pub Date :2010-8-1 Pages: 321 To five-year-old Jack. Room is the entire world It is where he was born and grew up; its where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and. eat and sleep and play. At night. his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe. where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room is home to Jack. but to Ma. it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination. ingenuity. and fierce motherly love. Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows its not enough ... not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan. one that relies on her young sons bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.Told entirely in the language of the energetic. pragmatic five-year-old Jack. ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between...
- ISBN
- 0316125083 / 9780316125086
- Weight
- 14.9 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.0 in.
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