The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden, published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated in April 1989, is a work of fiction that explores the complexities of adolescence against a backdrop of familial challenges. The story follows thirteen-year-old Cecil Grey and her siblings as they navigate a summer in a French chateau-hotel while their mother is seriously ill and their father is away. As Cecil observes her beautiful older sister Joss fall in love with Eliot, a charming English gentleman, the atmosphere becomes charged with a sense of danger and mystery.
Readers will find a narrative that captures the nuances of youth and the emotional landscape of growing up. The novel delves into themes of love, responsibility, and the bittersweet nature of summer, all while the greengages ripen under the sun. With a page count of 208, this edition offers a compact yet rich reading experience, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of family dynamics and the innocence of adolescence.
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While the Grey family is visiting the battlefields of France, their mother becomes seriously ill. Their father is far away, busy with his work as an explorer. So thirteen year-old Cecil is left virtually alone with her brothers and sisters in a French chateau-hotel, owned by Mademoiselle Zizi. While Cecil watches from the sidelines, her beautiful older sister Joss falls in love with Eliot, the charming English gentleman who appoints himself the family’s guardian. And while the greengages grow ripe and sweet in the sun, the sense of danger and mystery increases.
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“‘An exciting tale, this novel has both charm and atmosphere, and Miss Godden recaptures with an easy unsentimental naturalness the unfocused vision of adolescence’ Evening Standard; ‘One of the finest English novelists’ Orville Prescott”
About the Author
Rumer Godden, who died in 1998, was one of the UK’s most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including The Peacock Spring (also available as a Young Picador) and Black Narcissus.
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