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, now 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 sidelines as her achingly beautiful sister, Joss, is drawn into the heart of a toxic affair.
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| ISBN: | 9781509827350 |
| Publication date: | 18th May 2017 |
| Author: | Rumer Godden |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Sense of place |
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, now 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.
The Greengage Summer features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place
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The Greengage Summer was written by Rumer Godden and published by Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Greengage Summer has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Macmillan Collector's Library series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.