The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden, Jane Asher A near perfect portrayal of adolescence and loss of innocence set during one long hot summer in France FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When their mother is suddenly taken ill on holiday, five siblings are left to fend for themselves at the elegant, faded hotel, Les Oeillets. Under the increasingly jealous gaze of the glamorous patronne, Mademoiselle Zizi, the children gravitate towards her mysterious and charming lover, Eliot, for comfort. And, amongst the gnarled trees of the old orchards, thirteen-year-old Cecil watches from the sidelines as her achingly beautiful sister, Joss, is drawn into the heart of a toxic affair.A tense, evocative portrait of love and deceit in the Champagne country of the Marne, Rumer Goddens The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story.This beautiful Macmillan Collectors Library edition features an introduction by the actress and novelist Jane Asher.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collectors Library are books to love and treasure. Notes Hardback edition of this hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story, with an introduction by the actress and novelist, Jane Asher. Flap On and off, all that hot French August, we made ourselves ill from eating the greengages. Author Biography Rumer Godden was born in Sussex in 1907 but spent most of her childhood in India. After reluctantly travelling to England for school, she trained as a dancer and returned to India where she ran a dance school and stayed until the end of the Second World War. One of the UKs most distinguished authors, she wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including Black Narcissus (1939), The Greengage Summer (1958) and Coromandel Sea Change (1991). Her novel The Diddakoi won the Whitbread Childrens Book Award in 1972. In 1994 she was awarded the OBE. She died in Rye, East Sussex, in 1998. Promotional A near perfect portrayal of adolescence and loss of innocence set during one long hot summer in France Promotional "Headline" A near perfect portrayal of adolescence and loss of innocence set during one long hot summer in France Details ISBN1509827358 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1509827358 ISBN-13 9781509827350 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-05-18 Author Jane Asher Pages 248 Series Macmillan Collectors Library Language English Publisher Pan Macmillan Media Book Audience Age 18 Imprint Macmillan Collectors Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.912 Birth 1907 Death 1998 UK Release Date 2017-05-18 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-05-29 NZ Release Date 2017-05-29 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:102403120;

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