Redemption on Bougainville.

•image: my link text Mr Pip I came into the world on Bougainville with all its horrors and brutality. Where savage acts were never far from daily life. When destruction was unleashed on the village the people seemed so powerless. Everything was taken from them, their homes, possessions and people they loved. But still they had the air, the fruit, the sea and each other. We are guided through the story by Matilda, a child in the village. Who discovers the world of Mr Dickens and Pip of Great Expectations. Pip becomes a saviour to them all. To the children of a ramshackle school, their teacher – Mr Watts and the village. But in a cruel twist ‘Pip’ is sought after as a renegade rebel. The events unravel. One is kept hoping for some redemption, which comes with a terrible price. A master story teller, who knows how to leave the reader guessing and yearning for more.