Pigtopia
2 journalers for this copy...
Copied from amazon.com:
From novelist, playwright, and poet Kitty Fitzgerald comes one of the sweetest and most singular characters since Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Society has rejected Jack Plum: born with a disfigurement, he is labeled either a monster or an imbecile by his abusive mother and thoughtless neighbors. But Jack has created a haven, his "pigtopia," a shelter in his cellar, with a tunnel out into the woods, built with his long-lost father, and shared with his beloved pet pigs. Then Jack meets Holly Lock, a sensitive young teenager who lives nearby, and offers her a piglet. Together they forge an unlikely and beautiful friendship. But society and fate intervene and Jack's secret world is threatened by forces beyond his control.
In September 2004, the sale of Pigtopia touched off a maelstrom of activity in the international publishing community. Sold in fifteen countries, it is already being viewed as a contender for literary attention and prizes.
In language of stunning beauty, Kitty Fitzgerald has created a startlingly original world with characters that will capture your imagination.
Paperback edition from faber&faber.
I don't know where I got this book from, but I'm sure it was a flea market or a thrift store somewhere. :-)
From novelist, playwright, and poet Kitty Fitzgerald comes one of the sweetest and most singular characters since Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Society has rejected Jack Plum: born with a disfigurement, he is labeled either a monster or an imbecile by his abusive mother and thoughtless neighbors. But Jack has created a haven, his "pigtopia," a shelter in his cellar, with a tunnel out into the woods, built with his long-lost father, and shared with his beloved pet pigs. Then Jack meets Holly Lock, a sensitive young teenager who lives nearby, and offers her a piglet. Together they forge an unlikely and beautiful friendship. But society and fate intervene and Jack's secret world is threatened by forces beyond his control.
In September 2004, the sale of Pigtopia touched off a maelstrom of activity in the international publishing community. Sold in fifteen countries, it is already being viewed as a contender for literary attention and prizes.
In language of stunning beauty, Kitty Fitzgerald has created a startlingly original world with characters that will capture your imagination.
Paperback edition from faber&faber.
I don't know where I got this book from, but I'm sure it was a flea market or a thrift store somewhere. :-)
I've had this book for years and years and finally got around to reading it last month. A weird book ... ! but definitely worth reading. Hope to find a new reader for it.
Journal Entry 3 by 
LeishaCamden
at Oslo Visitor Centre, Østbanehallen in Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, October 11, 2018
LeishaCamden at Oslo Visitor Centre, Østbanehallen in Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, October 11, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (10/11/2018 UTC) at Oslo Visitor Centre, Østbanehallen in Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I will bring this book with me to meetup this afternoon and will leave it on the shelf if no one takes it with them. :-)
Journal Entry 4 by Jannike at -- wild release somewhere in Oslo, Oslo fylke Norway on Sunday, October 14, 2018
Just wanted to say that the book is safe with me. I could not resist the crazy title - have no idea what it is about. But I often choose books from their cover.
