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, a major BBC drama series and classic film.
'Rumer Godden's novels pulse with life' - Daily Telegraph
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 . . .
'An exciting tale, this novel has both charm and atmosphere' - Evening Standard
| ISBN: | 9781529078404 |
| Publication date: | 13th October 2022 |
| Author: | Rumer Godden |
| Publisher: | Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| 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, a major BBC drama series and classic film.'Rumer Godden's novels pulse with life' - Daily TelegraphWhen 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 . . .'An exciting tale, this novel has both charm and atmosphere' - Evening Standard
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 Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Greengage Summer has 400 pages
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