'It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world; but it is very possible to know how it has touched ones self in going by'

Pip doesn't expect much from life...His sister makes it clear that her orphaned little brother is nothing but a burden on her. But suddenly things begin to change. Pip's narrow existence is blown apart when he finds an escaped criminal, is summoned to visit a mysterious old woman and meets the icy beauty Estella. Most astoundingly of all, an anonymous person gives him money to begin a new life in London.
Are these events as random as they seem? Or does Pip's fate hang on a series of coincidences he could never have expected?

Why Novel North recommends

‘The above quote is one of my favourites from Great Expectations. It’s a story, as you’d imagine, of expectations, both met and misjudged. Narrated with observation and wit, the story is filled with mystery and adventure. Each read bringing a new understanding.’

Author : Charles Dickens

Edition : Penguin Clothbound Classic, Hardback, 544 pages

ISBN : 9780141040363

Weight: 665g
Dimensions: 204 x 138 x 47mm