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From the author of Black Narcissus, this acclaimed coming-of-age novel examines the tensions of divorce from a child’s perspective.
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
A Virago Modern Classic
$59.09
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2015
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Summary
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER
‘One of our best and most captivating novelists’ PHILIP HENSHER ’[Godden has] a genius for storytelling’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty’ NEW YORK TIMES When their mother leaves the country to be with her lover, Hugh and Caddie Clavering’s seemingly perfect life falls apart. …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844088461 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844088464 |
| Author: | Rumer Godden, Anita Desai |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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One of our best and most captivating novelists
One of our best and most captivating novelists
About The Author
Rumer Godden
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.
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