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Rumer Godden Libri

    10 dicembre 1907 – 8 novembre 1998

    Margaret Rumer Godden è stata un'acclamata autrice la cui produzione letteraria è stata profondamente plasmata dai suoi anni formativi trascorsi in India. La sua vasta opera comprende romanzi, poesie, opere teatrali, biografie e libri per bambini, spesso ambientati sullo sfondo vivido dell'India. Possedeva un acuto intuito sulla condizione umana, esplorando complesse relazioni e vite interiori con prosa lirica. La voce distintiva di Godden ha dato vita a ricchi scenari e personaggi sfaccettati, offrendo ai lettori uno sguardo accattivante su mondi diversi.

    Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
    Little Plum
    Coromandel Sea Change
    An Episode of Sparrows
    In This House of Brede
    Narciso nero

    • In This House of Brede

      • 390pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura
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      The narrative explores the contrast between worldly ambition and spiritual fulfillment through the life of Philippa Talbot, who leaves her successful career to embrace a life of devotion at Brede Abbey. Amidst the abbey's rigorous routine of work and prayer, she faces challenges that test her spirit and reshape her mission. The story emphasizes themes of self-gift, personal transformation, and the true essence of peace, illustrating that one's worth in God's eyes is determined by aspirations rather than past achievements.

      In This House of Brede

    • Little Plum

      • 160pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura
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      When Gem moves into The House Next Door, Nona and Belinda think she’s stuck up and vow to have nothing to do with her. But the beautiful Japanese doll in her window soon attracts their attention. They name her Little Plum because her clothes are decorated with plum blossom – but unlike Nona’s Japanese dolls, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, Little Plum seems unloved and uncared for. Will the three girls ever become friends?

      Little Plum

    • The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura
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      A delightful adaptation of a traditional tale with a Scottish twist! With a story by Rumer Godden, one of the UK's most acclaimed authors, and charming artwork by best-selling illustrator Mairi Hedderwick, creator of Katie Morag.

      The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle

    • The Greengage Summer

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      The faded elegance of Les Oeillets, with its bullet-scarred staircase and serene garden bounded by high walls; Eliot, the charming Englishman who became the children's guardian while their mother lay ill in hospital; sophisticated Mademoiselle Zizi, hotel patronne, and Eliot's devoted lover; 16 year old Joss, the oldest Grey girl, suddenly, achingly beautiful. And the Marne river flowing silent and slow beyond them all...The Greengage Summer is Rumer Godden's tense, evocative portrait of love and deceit in the Champagne country of the Marne - which became a memorable film starring Kenneth More and Susannah York.

      The Greengage Summer