The Redemption of Elsdon Bird

by Noel Virtue

Book Overview

Reminiscent of Oscar and Lucinda, this is the story of an imaginative child raised in the intolerant atmosphere of New Zealand's Christian Brethren. Elsdon Bird is an affectionate and imaginative child raised in a family steeped in the religious intolerance of the Christian Brethren sect. When his father is fired from his city workplace for proselytizing and trying to "save" his coworkers, the Birds are forced to leave Wellington and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720611660
• ISBN13: 9780720611663
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 7.5"