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China Court: A Virago Modern Classic
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
China Court: A Virago Modern Classic
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Rumer Godden
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Series | Virago Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 131,Width 200 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781844088553
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Illustrations |
None
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Virago Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
7 February 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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