The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing #1)

Author: M T Anderson

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Price : 24.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780763653767
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Imprint : Candlewick Press
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Weight (g) : 0.354
Publication date : January 2011
Dimensions : 204mm X 148mm X 26mm
Produced in : United States
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Author : M T Anderson
Bind : Paperback
Edition : Adult Trim
Pages : 353
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Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers - but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.

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Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel." - "The New York Times Book Review