The tale is one of a child growing up. During a brief Indian winter, Harriet knew death, birth, cruelty, kindness, retribution, and the shadow of love. As she watched the flow of the river mirror the inexorable changes in her life, she was becoming a woman - though not quite an ordinary one, as she herself suspected.
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The tale is one of a child growing up. During a brief Indian winter, Harriet knew death, birth, cruelty, kindness, retribution, and the shadow of love. As she watched the flow of the river mirror the inexorable changes in her life, she was becoming a woman - though not quite an ordinary one, as she herself suspected.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
It annoys me that so many of Rumer Goddens novels are described as books for children or teenagers. This depiction of life IS from the point of view of a white child living on the banks of a river in colonial India, but is far from childish. The writing is very sparse, but manages to capture the experience of being there at that time, and being a child very precisely. There is only one major event in the novel, but overall it manages to encompasses, life, death, guilt and love! Needs to be read from the point of view of an adult to really appreciate the point of view of this child.
AlmaD
Aug 15, 2009
The River
This is a beautifully written book, almost perfectly written, and the story is subtle though riveting. I would recommend it to any westerner who loves India or wants to go there. Although Jean Renoir made a good movie from this book, in collaboration with the author, I enjoyed the book more.
