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The River (Paperback)

by Rumer Godden (Author)

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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Pan; New edition edition (16 April 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0330489992
ISBN-13: 978-0330489997
Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 192,840 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Harriet is between two worlds. Her sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a child. The comforting rhythm of her Indian childhood - the noise of the jute works, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river on its journey to the Bay of Benghal - is about to be shattered. She must learn how to reconcile the jagged edges of beginnings and ends . . .

The River is Rumer Godden's beautiful tribute to India and childhood, made into a film by Jean Renoir. And in a preface for this novel she explains how the classic tale came to be written.

'So intense, so quietly demanding of attention, that at the time there will be nothing in your thoughts but a small girl in India, and the people and places that were her world' Saturday Review

'Compassionate wisdom and serence understanding . . . with each book she writes Miss Godden's position as one of the finest of English novelists becomes more secure' Orville Prescott

About the Author

Rumer Godden was one of Britain's most distinguished authors, with many justly famous and much-loved books for both adults and children to her credit, including Black Narcissus and The Greengage Summer . She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Profoundly affecting novella suitable for all ages, 21 Mar 2000

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My grandmother gave me this book when I was about ten years old. It is one of the few books I will read time and again - always finding something new and thought provoking. It is about growing up - however old you are - self discovery and first love; whilst never wasting a word in mawkish sentimentality. It's probably not read anywhere near enough - do buy it, pass it on to friends and spread the word!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Miniature masterpiece, 26 Nov 2008

By	Alun Williams "mathematician manqu�" (Peterborough,England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rumer Godden had a long and prolific writing career, but her centenary in 2007 seemed to pass unmarked. If you are not familiar with her then you have missed one of the few truly great British novelists of the twentieth century.

The River, which was later filmed by Jean Renoir, is a very short and, in parts, sad book, but in many ways typical of Rumer Godden's work: set in India, the main characters children, the theme growing up, and how to be perceived by adults as a person rather than a child. It is hard to think of another writer who can so well convey what it is like to be one of her characters, and who describe scenes and events so vividly. One modern writer she can possibly be compared with is Alexendar McCall Smith - like him she is a writer who always wants to understand why people are the way they are, and who never condemns others. Her writing has a delicacy and subtlety sadly lacking in most modern authors.

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