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"Glorious. A story that will be found and enjoyed and dreamed about for years to come." - Neil Gaiman. A stunning modern-day Dickensian fable and a celebration of friendship and bravery for freethinkers everywhere.. It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilos parents conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and from her school dinners. Soon the local dentist and the neighbors dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off.. Though she doesnt know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.. Set between England and the wintry land of Liminus, a world enslaved by the monstrous Gamp and populated by fearsome, enchanting creatures, D (A Tale of Two Worlds) is told with simple beauty and warmth. Its celebration of moral courage and freethinking is a powerful reminder of our human capacity for strength, hope and justice.
About the Author
Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch-born writer of fiction. Faber was born in The Hague, Netherlands. He and his parents emigrated to Australia in 1967. He attended primary and secondary school in the Melbourne suburbs of Boronia and Bayswater, then attended the University Of Melbourne, studying Dutch, Philosophy, Rhetoric, English Language (a course involving translation and criticism of Anglo-Saxon and Middle English texts) and English Literature. He graduated in 1980. He worked as a cleaner and at various other casual jobs, before training as a nurse at Marrickville and Western Suburbs hospitals in Sydney. He nursed until the mid-1990s. In 1993 he, his second wife and family emigrated to Scotland, where they still reside.
