Longing to escape the rundown commune where she lives with her organic-farmer mother, assorted half-siblings, and a cow named Marilyn, the precociously well-read Saskia White, twelve, imagines herself as the noble contemporary of Odysseys, Marco Polo, and Horatio Hornblower. Saskia's elaborate fantasies are soon upstaged by her real-life, long-lost father, who leads Saskia and her best friend Jane on a camping trip that turns into an epic adventure of love, sex, and lies.
Saskia is as unforgettable as her own heroes, a young girl whose story resonates with a rare and joyous sense of life and discovery.
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A voracious reader, Saskia injects fantasy into real life with a transforming energy. She feasts at the side of Odysseus, learns trading from Marco Polo as they travel across desert wastes, makes a sextant as a birthday present for Captain Hornblower. But Saskia needs a comrade-in-arms, and she finds one in a newcomer to her school, the beautiful Jane Singh. Their friendship is flourishing when out of the blue Saskia gets an invitation to join her father on a holiday expedition whose destination and ultimate purpose are as mysterious as the man himself.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. First Edition. Longing to escape the rundown commune where she lives with her organicfarmer mother assorted halfsiblings and a cow named Marilyn the precociously wellread Saskia White twelve imagines herself as the noble contemporary of Odysseys Marco Polo and Horatio Hornblower Saskias elaborate fantasies are soon upstaged by her reallife longlost father who leads Saskia and her best friend Jane on a camping trip that turns into an epic adventure of love sex and liesSaskia is as unforgettable as her own heroes a young girl whose story resonates with a rare and joyous sense of life and discovery. Seller Inventory # DADAX031218171X
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