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Kingfishers Catch Fire

A Virago Modern Classic

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

AvRumer Godden

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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 . ..

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Utgivningsdatum2013-02-07
Mått126 x 198 x 21 mm
Vikt222 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieVirago Modern Classics
Antal sidor320
FörlagLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN9781844088423

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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.