{"product_id":"9780008715663","title":"Classic Retellings – Great Expectations: A Retelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eCarnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens’ “most perfect” novel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eMy story is a long one with many strange events and dark turns. But time is short. I will be brief. In this slim volume I concentrate on five people. A dangerous criminal. An honest blacksmith. An abandoned bride. A girl who glittered like a distant star. And myself. Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, whose life was twisted and bent out of shape by all of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned as baby, Pip is raised by his sister to live the simple life of a blacksmith’s boy. But a chance encounter in a graveyard and a visit to a ruined mansion set him on a different path. When a secret benefactor pays for him to become a gentleman, Pip’s life takes a greatly unexpected turn …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting sequel, Pip, the once reluctant teen, now a gentleman, grapples with the social class differences that his new life presents. The values and virtues he learned as a blacksmith's boy are tested as he navigates through the complexities of his new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Manon Steffan Ros (Greta), Karen M. Mcmanus (One of Us Is Back), and Kiran Millwood Hargrave (The Mercies).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tanya Landman, Read by Joe Eyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889198354581,"sku":"9780008715663","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008715663_225e8712-b0ad-4de4-90b4-c31acf2b39b6.jpg?v=1776888455","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008715663","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}