The Greengage Summer

A tense, evocative, portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France, The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden, the author of Black Narcissus , recently a major BBC drama series. 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 side lines as her achingly beautiful sister, Joss, is drawn into the heart of a toxic affair. ''Rumer Godden''s novels pulse with life'' Daily Telegraph '' One of the finest...English novelists'' New York Times ''An exciting tale, this novel has both charm and atmosphere'' Evening Standard

Info autore

Rumer Godden was one of Britain's most distinguished authors with many justly famous and much-loved books for both adults and children to her credit, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The Peacock Spring. She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998, aged ninety.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rumer Godden, Godden Rumer
• Editore: Pan Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; Narrativa > Romanzi
• EAN: 9781529078404
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-7840-4
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 19.6 x 1.6 cm
• Serie: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Categorie: Women, Coming of age, FICTION / Coming of Age, Feminist, France, Marne, family, 20th Century, Holiday, Vacation, Seasonal interest: Summer, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, c 1960 to c 1970, South of France, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1960 to c 1969, escapism, Female Experience, classic literary fiction, loss of innocence, literary summer reads, Champagne region, teenage characters