Una and her younger sister Hal have been abruptly summoned to live in New Delhi by their diplomat father Sir Edward Gwithiam. From the first meeting with their new tutor and companion, the beautiful Eurasian Alix Lamont, Una senses a hidden motive to their presence. But through the pain of the months to come, the poetry and logic of India do not leave Una untouched. And it begins with the feather, a promise of something genuine and precious . . .
In The Peacock Spring Rumer Godden evokes the magic of an India she knows so well - and all the bitter sweetness of loyalty and love.
| ISBN: | 9781447211006 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2013 |
| Author: | Rumer Godden |
| Publisher: | Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 323 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Classic fiction: general and literary Historical romance |
Una and her younger sister Hal have been abruptly summoned to live in New Delhi by their diplomat father Sir Edward Gwithiam. From the first meeting with their new tutor and companion, the beautiful Eurasian Alix Lamont, Una senses a hidden motive to their presence.
The Peacock Spring features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical romance
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The Peacock Spring was written by Rumer Godden and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Peacock Spring has 323 pages