Description: An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden From the esteemed author of Black Narcissus and The River, comes another captivating classic novel about a poor girl striving to create beauty among the bombsites of postwar London. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Someone has dug up the private garden in the Square and taken buckets of dirt, and Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of boys from Catford Street must be to blame. Angelas sister Olivia isnt so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children - the sparrows she sometimes watches from her window - have to be locked out of the garden: dont they have a right to enjoy the place too? But nobody has any idea what sends neighbourhood waif Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of good garden earth. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them - to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden. Notes A classic novel of a poor girl striving to create beauty among the bombsites of postwar London, now with a new foreword by Jacqueline Wilson. Ages: 9+ Back Cover A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing . . . Lovejoy, Tip and Sparkey were so real to me that they have stayed alive in my head for more than fifty years Jacqueline Wilson Someone has been digging up the private garden in the Square. Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of local boys is to blame, but her sister, Olivia, isnt so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children - sparrows, she calls them - have to be locked out: dont they have a right to enjoy the garden too? Nobody has any idea what sends Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of good garden earth. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them - to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden. Flap A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing . . . Lovejoy, Tip and Sparkey were so real to me that they have stayed alive in my head for more than fifty years Jacqueline Wilson Someone has been digging up the private garden in the Square. Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of local boys is to blame, but her sister, Olivia, isnt so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children - sparrows, she calls them - have to be locked out: dont they have a right to enjoy the garden too? Nobody has any idea what sends Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of good garden earth. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them - to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden. Author Biography Rumer Godden (1907-98) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Calcutta and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River, which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993. Review Its a masterpiece of construction and utterly, realistically convincing - though it has a fairytale element too. Rumer Goddens books are admired for many qualities . . . but I think her greatest strength is her accurate, unsentimental portrayal of children. Lovejoy, Tip and Sparkey were so real to me that they have stayed alive in my head for more than fifty years . . . An Episode of Sparrows was the first book that made me cry when I was ten. I cried all over again at this recent reading of the story - and I closed the book with the same sense of total satisfaction -- Jacqueline Wilson * New Spectator *May well prove the book of the year for those who are not ashamed to weep over the printed page . . . author Godden here tries her deft writing hand at landscaping a childs heart * Time *It is a sentimental tale, well told, with an unlikely and entirely satisfactory ending * New Yorker *It would be impossible for a reader not to feel better from reading the story . . . her rich understanding of human nature, her humor and her beautiful prose inevitably leave one aglow * Chicago Tribune *Extraordinarily gifted writer who manages to infuse her novels with a special magic of their own * Boston Herald *It has a dizzying cast of characters, radiating out from the inhabitants of a once-genteel London residential square to the residents of the teeming commercial streets beyond * Horn Book *A gentle, poignant story, poetically conceived with a fairy godmother ending. Recommended for all * Library Journal * Promotional * featured on Virago.co.uk Long Description Someone has dug up the private garden in the Square and taken buckets of dirt, and Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of boys from Catford Street must be to blame. Angelas sister Olivia isnt so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children - the sparrows she sometimes watches from her window - have to be locked out of the garden: dont they have a right to enjoy the place too? But nobody has any idea what sends neighbourhood waif Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of good garden earth. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them - to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden. Review Quote A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing...Rumer Goddens writing is admired for many qualities...but I think her greatest strength is her accurate, unsentimental portrayal of children. Lovejoy, Tip and Sparkey were so real to me that they have stayed alive in my head for more than fifty years. Promotional "Headline" From the esteemed author of Black Narcissus and The River, comes another captivating classic novel about a poor girl striving to create beauty among the bombsites of postwar London. Description for Sales People Published with a new foreword by Jacqueline Wilson Details ISBN1844088510 Author Rumer Godden Year 2014 ISBN-10 1844088510 ISBN-13 9781844088515 Media Book Pages 288 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Imprint Virago Press Ltd Subtitle A Virago Modern Classic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1907 Death 1998 DEWEY 823.912 Language English Series Virago Modern Classics Format Paperback Short Title An Episode of Sparrows UK Release Date 2014-04-17 Audience Age 9-12 Publication Date 2014-04-17 Audience Childrens (6-12) NZ Release Date 2014-05-12 AU Release Date 2014-05-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78752098;
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Book Title: An Episode of Sparrows: a Virago Modern Classic
Item Height: 198mm
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Author: Rumer Godden
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Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Children & Young Adults
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Number of Pages: 288 Pages