236 pages. Alice was abandoned in England and sent to New Zea land as a servant, tricked by the authorities into believing that she was an orphan. Now 70, she tells her story to a mysterious h istorian and discloses family secrets. Editorial Reviews From t he Back Cover The Silicon Tongue is centred on the life and times of London-born Alice who was brought to New Zealand as a servant in the 1930s. Tricked by the authorities into believing that she was an orphan, Alice tells her story into the tape recorder of a mysterious oral historian and discloses family secrets of rape a nd adoption. She discovers a kinship with a teenage nethead calle d Pixel and learns that old women can fly in cyberspace along wit h the young. Meanwhile, Alice's daughter Joy, finds out that when it comes to family stories, there is always more than one versio n of the truth. Seller Inventory # 2061ab

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Title: The Silicon Tongue

Publisher: Spinifex Press

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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The Silicon Tongue is centred on the life and times of London-born Alice who was brought to New Zealand as a servant in the 1930s. Tricked by the authorities into believing that she was an orphan, Alice tells her story into the tape recorder of a mysterious oral historian and discloses family secrets of rape and adoption. She discovers a kinship with a teenage nethead called Pixel and learns that old women can fly in cyberspace along with the young. Meanwhile, Alice's daughter Joy, finds out that when it comes to family stories, there is always more than one version of the truth.

About the Author:

Beryl Fletcher is the author of The Bloodwood Clan, The Iron Mouth, The Silicon Tongue, and The Word Burners. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. She is a former writer-in-residence at Waikato University.

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