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China Court: A Virago Modern Classic

Paperback

Main Details

Title China Court: A Virago Modern Classic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rumer Godden
SeriesVirago Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 131,Width 200
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781844088553
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Illustrations None

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 7 February 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Tracy Quinn, daughter of a screen star and raised on film sets around the world, returns to her adored family home, a country house named China Court. Her grandmother's recent death has set in motion events that threaten Tracy's future and the very existence of China Court. As Tracy fights to save the old house, inhabited by five generations of Quinns, the ancestors who created it are evoked: profligate, faithless Jared; Eliza, the embittered spinster; and Ripsie, an outcast orphan who rose to become the powerful matriarch.

Author Biography

Rumer Godden (1907-98) 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 Calcutta 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.