The River - Godden, Rumer
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INTRODUCED BY ANITA DESAI [quote here] Harriet is caught between two worlds. Her older sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a little boy. And the comforting rhythm of her childhood in India - the sounds of the jute factory, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the Ganges river on its journey to the Bay of Bengal - is about to be shattered by a tragic event. Vivid, bittersweet, and with a dark undertow, The River is a poignant portrait of a girl teetering on the edge of knowledge. 'The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in…mehr

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INTRODUCED BY ANITA DESAI [quote here] Harriet is caught between two worlds. Her older sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a little boy. And the comforting rhythm of her childhood in India - the sounds of the jute factory, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the Ganges river on its journey to the Bay of Bengal - is about to be shattered by a tragic event. Vivid, bittersweet, and with a dark undertow, The River is a poignant portrait of a girl teetering on the edge of knowledge. 'The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you forever' JULIE MYERSON 'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES 'A small masterpiece, a near perfect account of how childhood has to come to an end and the serpent must enter the garden' SPECTATOR
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Rumer Godden (1907-1998) 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 Kolkata 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.