The River: A Virago Modern Classic
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The River: A Virago Modern Classic
By (Author) Rumer Godden
Introduction by Anita Desai
Little, Brown Book Group
Virago Press Ltd
14th April 2015
5th February 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.912
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm
157g
Description
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.
Reviews
A small masterpiece, a near perfect account of how childhood has to come to an end and the serpent must enter the garden . . . In The River she celebrates a passion for the people, colours, sounds and even the smells of India . . . She evokes, in simple, flawless prose, a young girl's first encounters with jealousy, sex, guilt and death. - The Spectator
The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you for everAuthor Bio
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.
