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The River: A Virago Modern Classic

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The River: A Virago Modern Classic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rumer Godden
Introduction by Anita Desai
SeriesVirago Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781844088416
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 5 February 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 Indian childhood - the sounds of the jute factory, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river on its journey to the Bay of Bengal - is about to be shattered by a tragic event. Intense, vivid, and with a dark undertow, THE RIVER is a poignant portrait of the loss of a young girl's innocence.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

A small masterpiece, a near perfect account of how childhood has to come to an end and the serpent must enter the garden . . . In The River she celebrates a passion for the people, colours, sounds and even the smells of India . . . She evokes, in simple, flawless prose, a young girl's first encounters with jealousy, sex, guilt and death. - The Spectator The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you for ever