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Kingfishers Catch Fire
A Virago Modern Classic
Taschenbuch von Rumer Godden
Sprache: Englisch

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'Rumer Godden's novels pulse with life . . . A collision of England and India familiar to readers of Forster's A Passage to India' Daily Telegraph

Sophie, an English ingénue with two children, arrives in Himalayan Kashmir to set up home in a tumbledown cottage surrounded by flowers and herbs. Settling down to live quietly, frugally and peacefully with her new neighbours, she is unaware of the turmoil her arrival provokes as the villagers compete fiercely for her patronage. Sophie's cook makes a drastic bid to secure his position, and the unwanted consequences are catastrophic . . .

'Rumer Godden's novels pulse with life . . . A collision of England and India familiar to readers of Forster's A Passage to India' Daily Telegraph

Sophie, an English ingénue with two children, arrives in Himalayan Kashmir to set up home in a tumbledown cottage surrounded by flowers and herbs. Settling down to live quietly, frugally and peacefully with her new neighbours, she is unaware of the turmoil her arrival provokes as the villagers compete fiercely for her patronage. Sophie's cook makes a drastic bid to secure his position, and the unwanted consequences are catastrophic . . .

Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781844088423
ISBN-10: 1844088421
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Godden, Rumer
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 198 x 126 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Rumer Godden
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.02.2013
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 106211193
Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781844088423
ISBN-10: 1844088421
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Godden, Rumer
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 198 x 126 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Rumer Godden
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.02.2013
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 106211193
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