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Jamrach's Menagerie (Paperback)
Short Description for Jamrach's Menagerie'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday
Full description- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Published: 01 September 2011
- Format: Paperback 347 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781847676573 ISBN 10: 184767657X
- Sales rank: 2,813
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Full description for Jamrach's Menagerie
Young Jaffy Brown never expects to escape the slums of Victorian London. Then, aged eight, a chance encounter with Mr Jamrach changes Jaffy's stars. And before he knows it, he finds himself at the docks waving goodbye to his beloved Ishbel and boarding a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. With his friend Tim at his side, Jaffy's journey will push faith, love and friendship to their utmost limits.

