The Silicon Tongue
Alice was abandoned in England and sent to New Zealand as a servant, tricked by the authorities into believing that she was an orphan. Now 70, she tells her story to a mysterious historian and discloses family secrets.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
20th century general fiction |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
235 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 130mm
Height: 200mm
Spine: 20mm |
| Weight |
206g |
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| Dewey Code |
004 |
| Catalogue Code |
112753 |
Description of this Book
The Silicon Tongue is centered on the life and times of the London-born Alice who was brought to New Zealand as a servant in the 1930Os. Alice tells her story into the tape recorder of a mysterious oral historian and discloses family secrets of rape and adoption. She discovers a kinship with teenage nethead, Pixel, and learns that old women can fly in cyberspace along with the young. Meanwhile, Alice's daughter, Joy, finds out that when it comes to family stories there is always more than one version of the truth.
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Author's Bio
Beryl Fletcher
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