- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Pan; 4 edition (17 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330323687
- ISBN-13: 978-0330323680
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 19.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 330,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'One of the finest English novelists' Orville Prescott"
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Not a usual marker, but a feather, a tip feather from a peacock’s train, lucently blue and green . . .
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is one of the most beautiful, memorable books I have ever read. It is very evocative of the colours of India, and is a stunning (though short) summer holiday read...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am drawn to Rumer Godden's books because she writes of India so beautifully. Her descriptions are evocative and true. However, I came away unsatisfied from this book. Some characters, including Alix, the governess did not make sense or seem real to me. Also I found the ending unsatisfactory.
Even so, I give 'The Peacock Spring' three stars because it held me engrossed for a day until I had finished it, and because it reminded me of when I was fourteen and in love for the first time - that sense of 'us against the world' and of being more mature than adults realise.
The author's new preface (in the 1992 edition) told too much about what was to come, so I would recommend NOT reading it until one has finished the book. Perhaps it would have been better published as an addendum.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This story finished too soon for my liking - it was a wonderful, emotional and captivating story which I wanted to continue. It included political, romantic and cultural themes which all lead to an amazing read. I haven't put the book away since I first read it.
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Very nice to read
I once saw the movie version of this book and was impressed. Sadly there is no DVD available. But reading this story is a entertaining thing.
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I loved this book, I haven't read any other Rumer Godden novels, but that will change. This a beautiful engrosing novel set in India. Read more
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