Margaret rumer godden rumer godden was the author of over 60 books. A new cover edition of rumer goddens classic story about friendship and family, miss happiness and miss flower. Nov, 1998 sue lawleys castaway is writer rumer godden. Rumer godden s black narcissus was an instant hit in the post colonial period as it reminisce the good old days of british indian empire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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A sixteenyearold girl captures the dangerous attention of an older man in this new york timesbestselling novel by the. The book holds up very well, and the writing is very good. Published by macmillan childrens books 03092004 2004 isbn. Buy the peacock spring new editcover by godden, rumer isbn. Always an outsider, she seems to have gone against all the mores of her time. In the peacock spring rumer godden evokes the magic of an india she knows so well and all the bitter sweetness of loyalty and love. An awardwinning author of books for children, rumer godden has also seen many of the novels that she wrote with adults in mind find a place on the shelves in. The india novels volume one by rumer godden book read online. But powerful adult themes underlie their surface, writes rosie thomas. The vivid, lush descriptions of india from the top and bottom, are enthralling, as una is determined to follow both propriety and passion, even to bathing in the ganges. But through the pain of the months to come, the poetry and logic of india do not leave una untouched. The author grew up in india and wrote many wonderful books about that country. Read the greengage summer a novel by rumer godden available from rakuten kobo. Goddens attitude toward men is somewhat ambivalent in the peacock spring.
But the peacock spring wont necessarily prove it to you. Kizzy was a diddakoi, a halfgypsy, but the more the children at school tormented her, the more determined she was not to become one of them gorgios. The diddakoi unabridged audiobook, by rumer godden. The peacock spring by rumer godden overdrive rakuten. I am fascinated by the historical and cultural stories that arose from the rule of the british empire in india. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. In earlier novels and to some degree in the peacock spring they serve to rescue women and children from insurmountable obstacles. Rumer godden rumer godden used books, rare books and new books. Not a usual marker, but a feather, a tip feather from a peacock. In miss godden s contemporary bougainvillaeascented india, the british and indian upper castes dreamily enact their passions. Una and her sunny twelveyearold sister hal for halcyon.
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Rumer godden this was one of my favorite books as a teenager i saw a bit of the pbs masterpiece theatre movie of it, and then managed to track down the book it s about a forbidden romance between a fifteen year old english girl from a british elite family living in delhi, attending boarding school, and an indian boy who works in her family. Diplomat sir edward gwithiam lives in raj splendor in his post. Tension between 15year old una and alix, a eurasian woman acting as governess soon erupts, as una suspects her fathers motives. Two english sisters, una and hal, are abruptly summoned to new delhi by their diplomat father. Dive deep into rumer goddens the peacock spring with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A few of her works were cowritten with her older sister, novelist jon godden, including two under the indian sun, a memoir of the goddens childhood in a. The peacock spring ebook by rumer godden rakuten kobo. The peacock spring is the riveting and sensuous story of a young girl who goes to live with her father, an english diplomat, in new delhi. Peacock spring, the by rumer godden hardcover 1975 from. The peacock spring is wonderful, tense, romantic adventure. Rumer godden this was one of my favorite books as a teenager i saw a bit of the pbs masterpiece theatre movie of it, and then managed to track down the book it s about a forbidden romance between a fifteen year old english girl from a british elite family living in delhi, attending boarding school, and an indian. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
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