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Kingfishers Catch Fire
Rumer Godden
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Description for Kingfishers Catch Fire
Paperback. Rumer Godden's classic novel tells the story of a young English woman's dramatic and disturbing experiences in Himalayan Kashmir. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER
'A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry' EVENING STANDARD
'Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN
'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER
Sophie Barrington Ward, without a husband, with two children and very little income, is faced with making a new life. She arrives in the Eden of Himalayan Kashmir to set up home in a tumbledown cottage surrounded by flowers and herbs. Settling down to live quietly, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844088423
SKU
V9781844088423
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Rumer Godden
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Kingfishers Catch Fire
A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry of a matchless landscape, but the human side of it is wry, delicate and true
Daily Telegraph
[Godden has] a genius for storytelling
Evening Standard
Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface. I devoured them as a teenager, racing through ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
[Godden has] a genius for storytelling
Evening Standard
Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface. I devoured them as a teenager, racing through ... Read more