Nation

Alone on a desert island everything and everyone he knows and loves has beenwashed away in a storm Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. Hescomplete... » 

Alone on a desert island everything and everyone he knows and loves has beenwashed away in a storm Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. Hescompletely alone or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has notoes wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him astick that can make fire. Daphne sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judyalmost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness thepowder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. Shes certain her fatherdistant cousin of the Royal family will come and rescue her but it seems fornow that all she has for company is the boy and the foulmouthed shipsparrot until other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island. TogetherMau and Daphne discover some remarkable things including how to milk a pigand why spitting in beer is a good thing and start to forge a new nation.Encompassing themes of death and nationhood Terry Pratchetts new novel is ascan be expected extremely funny witty and wise. Maus ancestors havesomething to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and lethim get on with saving everyones lives From the Hardcover edition. «