Pigtopia

Kitty Fitzgerald

ISBN 10: 0571227317 / ISBN 13: 9780571227310

Published by Faber and Faber, 2005

About this Item

"Pigtopia" is a tale about the unlikely friendship that develops between a lonely and angry adolescent girl, Holly, and Jack, an older man who is isolated from society due to his terrible physical deformities. What follows is the heartbreaking portrayal of their relationship, built around Jack's obsession with the pigs he rears in secret and which Holly comes to share, and the eventual destruction of this secret world. Narrated alternately by the contrasting voices of Jack and Holly, "Pigtopia" is a story of violence and foreboding, but also one of compassion and the redemptive power of friendship.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pigtopia
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571227317
• ISBN 13: 9780571227310
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Mam says that dad was pigflesh and pigmind, a huge mucky porker that nabbed her by force, then jogtrotted off beyond the farlands when he understood what had been hatched… Jack is a freak kept away from school in his youth and shunned by his local community in adulthood due to his terrible physical deformities. Holly is a young girl growing up alone with her mother, facing the pains and frustrations of a belated adolescence and of having to deal with the the threat she sees posed by her mum s new boyfriend When these two lonely souls unexpectedly come together, and form a bond around the pigs that Jack rears in secret, they realise they must keep their friendship hidden from the prejudices and intolerance of those around them. But with Jack s abusive mother dying, and with Holly s supposed best-friend, Samantha, determined to cause trouble, how long can they keep their secret? Part dark moral fable and part domestic drama, Pigtopia is a tale of violence and foreboding. It is also though a story of compassion, escape and the faint hope of redemption. Narrated alternately by the beautifully rendered voices of Jack and Holly, it will be loved by anyone who has ever felt shunned or alone.

About the Author

Kitty Fitzgerald is an Irish novelist, poet, and playwright. Pigtopia was a finalist for the Discover Great New Writers Award. Her previous works include Small Acts of Treachery, Snapdragons, and Marge.