Product Description
The River
Author: Rumer Godden
Format: Paperback
By the bestselling author of Black Narcissus and The Greengage Summer
The River is Rumer Godden’s beautiful tribute to India and childhood, made into a film by Jean Renoir. And in a preface for this novel she explains how the classic tale came to be written.
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.
‘The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you forever’ — JULIE MYERSON
‘Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty’ — NEW YORK TIMES
‘Bold, beautiful . . . everyone’s appetites will be satisfied’ — ELLE
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