“In Grace McCleen's
harrowing, powerful debut, she introduces an unforgettable heroine in
ten-year-old Judith McPherson, a young believer who sees the world with the
clear Eyes of Faith. Persecuted at school for her beliefs and struggling with
her distant, devout father at home, young Judith finds solace and connection in
a model in miniature of the Promised Land that she has constructed in her room
from collected discarded scraps—the Land of Decoration. Where others might see
rubbish, Judith sees possibility and divinity in even the strangest traces left
behind. As ominous forces disrupt the peace in her and Father's modest lives—a
strike threatens her father's factory job, and the taunting at school slips
into dangerous territory—Judith makes a miracle in the Land of Decoration
that solidifies her blossoming convictions. She is God's chosen instrument. But
the heady consequences of her newfound power are difficult to control and may
threaten the very foundations of her world.
With its intensely taut
storytelling and crystalline prose, The Land of Decoration is a gripping,
psychologically complex story of good and evil, belonging and isolation, which
casts new and startling light on how far we'll go to protect the things we love
most.”
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