Hand Me Down World: A Novel, Jones, Lloyd

from LynnB

This is a story about a woman whose child is stolen from her by his father. With few resources, she leaves her home in Tunisia and travel to Berlin to find her son. The story is told in a unique way. First, we have a series of short chapters by people who have interacted with the woman. In this w...

from alpin

A young African woman who works as a maid in a luxury Tunisian resort tells of her friend and colleague who bore a child by a guest from Germany, hoping for a life with him, only to have him disappear with the baby. When the devastated young mother leaves to make her way to Germany to find her so...

from SignoraEdie

I was pleased when I received my Early Reviewers copy of [Hand Me Down World]. I had enjoyed reading "Mr Pip" by the same author a couple of years ago and was looking forward to another work by him. I was not disappointed. Have you ever wondered what people would say about their experience of you...

from labfs39

Lloyd Jones is best known for his novel, Mister Pip, which was shortlisted for the 2007 Booker Prize. This is the first book he's published since then, and it goes in completely new directions. Hand Me Down World is a social commentary on the fate of illegal immigrants who must struggle to adapt ...

from khuggard

I haven't been able to stop thinking about this book since I finished reading it a few days ago. A simple description is that it is the story of an African woman who makes the arduous and often dangerous trip from Tunisia to Berlin to reclaim the son who was stolen from her. But it is so much mor...