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The Lady and the Unicorn: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Rumer Godden
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Description for The Lady and the Unicorn: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Paperback. In The Lady and the Unicorn Rumer Godden explores the cultural divide in colonial India through a young, forbidden romance. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
In a crumbling Calcutta mansion, with faded frescos and a jasmine-covered garden, the Lemarchant family live, clinging to the fringes of respectability: neither Indian nor English, they are accepted by no one and exploited by all. After only a day in India, Stephen Bright meets Rosa Lemarchant. In an ill-fitting dress once belonging to her sister, she is awkward and shy, and couldn't be more different from the stories he has heard of fast 'Eurasian' girls. Ignorant of Calcutta's strict codes of conformity, he falls in love with Rosa and becomes enchanted by the building in which ... Read more
In a crumbling Calcutta mansion, with faded frescos and a jasmine-covered garden, the Lemarchant family live, clinging to the fringes of respectability: neither Indian nor English, they are accepted by no one and exploited by all. After only a day in India, Stephen Bright meets Rosa Lemarchant. In an ill-fitting dress once belonging to her sister, she is awkward and shy, and couldn't be more different from the stories he has heard of fast 'Eurasian' girls. Ignorant of Calcutta's strict codes of conformity, he falls in love with Rosa and becomes enchanted by the building in which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Weight
178g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844088478
SKU
V9781844088478
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About Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden (1907-98) 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 Calcutta and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River, which ... Read more
Reviews for The Lady and the Unicorn: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Touching, amusing, enchanting . . . an exceptional work - Observer This tale of a haunted house in a decayed quarter of Calcutta cannot fail to delight . . . graceful and perceptive - Scotsman