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The Diary of Jeremy Prior (2014)
EN HC NW EB DLISBN: 9780646919478 bzw. 0646919474, in Englisch, 176 Seiten, gebundenes Buch, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
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14 year old Ian Sinclair, staying with his aunt and uncle on their farm by the big lake while his parents are away, finds an old, blank exercise book while sheltering from the rain in a ruined hut. That night, he dreams of the experiences of a young 19th century Cornish immigrant with local Indigenous people, and wakes to find the events of his dream written in the pages of the old book, in handwriting 'like his own, but not his own.' The dreams and writing continue and lead him, with his new friends the Farlands, into an adventure where reality seems to merge with dreams and past injustices intrude into the present, demanding to be resolved. 'The Diary of Jeremy Prior is a well-wrought children's story full of excitement, clever plot developments, social and political issues of current significance, well handled characters and a world that a child reader (as well as an adult) would be happy to return to.' Nigel Krauth, Vogel Award Winner, Professor of Creative Writing, Griffith University. 'Robins ‘gets’ the Coorong. He gets the ancient human history of the area. He gets the messy and brutal consequences of colonisation of the lands of that ancient history, and the continuing colonisation by faceless big money over our immediate landscapes and the culture they hold. He gets the subtle terrors of youthful awakening, loyalties and insecurity. Robins sets his story of youthful awakening and youthful social action against the sounds of small wooden boats, the rhythms of the water and wind in reeds, and the night and day secrets of the Coorong, a mysterious diary that seems to have ‘life’, and intersperses it with a strong aboriginal presence that often startles. These are the threads that weave through this book, like the background colours of a painting which sometimes sneak right up to the front and grab the eye. Painting. That’s it. One day when it goes into hardcover, and before the film is made a good illustrator will grab this book, and match the colour and light of the words with the colour and light of a painter’s eye. ‘Jerome Prior’ , deserves a painter’s vision! Like Gulliver’s Travels or Alice in Wonderland or Wind in the Willows; books seemingly for younger people, ‘The Diary Of Jeremy Prior’ lives at two levels. The youthful adventure, and the bigger adult issues that affect us all. It’s not at all ‘dumbed down’ for younger people, rather its written to lure and to challenge the younger reader, who will almost certainly pick it up later, finding reward in reading it again through the lens of greater experience and knowledge. It’s two years since I first read it. It’s getting to me again!' Robert Ayliffe, Australian Amateur Wooden Boatbuilder 'A genuinely gripping story leavened by touches of humour and a delightful tracing of character and relationships...the plotline moves confidently and convincingly (I read it first in a single sitting - couldn't put it down!) and it is both exciting and moving.' Jen Webb, Professor, Creative Practice, University of Canberra , Kindle Edition, Format: Kindle eBook, Product group: eBooks, Published: 2014-10-07, Release date: 2014-10-07, Sales rank: 4311033.
14 year old Ian Sinclair, staying with his aunt and uncle on their farm by the big lake while his parents are away, finds an old, blank exercise book while sheltering from the rain in a ruined hut. That night, he dreams of the experiences of a young 19th century Cornish immigrant with local Indigenous people, and wakes to find the events of his dream written in the pages of the old book, in handwriting 'like his own, but not his own.' The dreams and writing continue and lead him, with his new friends the Farlands, into an adventure where reality seems to merge with dreams and past injustices intrude into the present, demanding to be resolved. 'The Diary of Jeremy Prior is a well-wrought children's story full of excitement, clever plot developments, social and political issues of current significance, well handled characters and a world that a child reader (as well as an adult) would be happy to return to.' Nigel Krauth, Vogel Award Winner, Professor of Creative Writing, Griffith University. 'Robins ‘gets’ the Coorong. He gets the ancient human history of the area. He gets the messy and brutal consequences of colonisation of the lands of that ancient history, and the continuing colonisation by faceless big money over our immediate landscapes and the culture they hold. He gets the subtle terrors of youthful awakening, loyalties and insecurity. Robins sets his story of youthful awakening and youthful social action against the sounds of small wooden boats, the rhythms of the water and wind in reeds, and the night and day secrets of the Coorong, a mysterious diary that seems to have ‘life’, and intersperses it with a strong aboriginal presence that often startles. These are the threads that weave through this book, like the background colours of a painting which sometimes sneak right up to the front and grab the eye. Painting. That’s it. One day when it goes into hardcover, and before the film is made a good illustrator will grab this book, and match the colour and light of the words with the colour and light of a painter’s eye. ‘Jerome Prior’ , deserves a painter’s vision! Like Gulliver’s Travels or Alice in Wonderland or Wind in the Willows; books seemingly for younger people, ‘The Diary Of Jeremy Prior’ lives at two levels. The youthful adventure, and the bigger adult issues that affect us all. It’s not at all ‘dumbed down’ for younger people, rather its written to lure and to challenge the younger reader, who will almost certainly pick it up later, finding reward in reading it again through the lens of greater experience and knowledge. It’s two years since I first read it. It’s getting to me again!' Robert Ayliffe, Australian Amateur Wooden Boatbuilder 'A genuinely gripping story leavened by touches of humour and a delightful tracing of character and relationships...the plotline moves confidently and convincingly (I read it first in a single sitting - couldn't put it down!) and it is both exciting and moving.' Jen Webb, Professor, Creative Practice, University of Canberra , Kindle Edition, Format: Kindle eBook, Product group: eBooks, Published: 2014-10-07, Release date: 2014-10-07, Sales rank: 4311033.
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