THE RIVER (VMC)

By the bestselling author of Black Narcissus and The Greengage Summer 'The River will make you laugh make you cry and in its way change you forever' JULIE MYERSON 'Her prose is pure delicate and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES 'Bold beautiful . . . everyone's appetites will be satisfied' ELLEThe River is Rumer Godden's beautiful tribute to India and childhood made into a film by Jean Renoir. And in a preface for this novel she explains how the classic tale came to be written.Harriet is caught between two worlds: her older sister is no longer a playmate her brother is still a little boy. And the comforting rhythm of her Indian childhood - the sounds of the jute factory the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river on its journey to the Bay of Bengal - is about to be shattered by a tragic event.Intense vivid and with a dark undertow The River is a poignant portrait of the loss of a young girl's innocence.