Journal Entry 1 by ApoloniaX from Bremen, Bremen Germany on Sunday, June 20, 2010

Synopsis:
Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm — Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He’s completely alone — or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird, and gives him a stick that can make fire.
Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She’s certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, that all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship’s parrot, until other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things (including how to milk a pig, and why spitting in beer is a good thing), and start to forge a new nation.
Encompassing themes of death and nationhood, Terry Pratchett’s new novel is, as can be expected, extremely funny, witty and wise. Mau’s ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone’s lives! 

Journal Entry 2 by ApoloniaX at 2010 Swindon Unconvention, Jury's Inn Hotel in Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (10/2/2010 UTC) at 2010 Swindon Unconvention, Jury's Inn Hotel in Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 3 by bigcurlyloz at Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Sunday, October 03, 2010

Picked up at the 2010 Unconvention in Swindon. I had a wonderful time and it was great to catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones.

Thank you so much for this wishlist book! 

Journal Entry 4 by bigcurlyloz at Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Saturday, April 07, 2012

A bit different to the Discworld books, but excellent just the same. With his usual wit and spot-on satire, this was funny, sad, thought-provoking and heartwarming.