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The river

The river

by Rumer Godden

1946FictionChildrenLarge type booksEnglishSocial life and customs
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A novella about the coming of age of a little English girl in colonial India. She and her baby brother are the dreamers in a large family, and share both the joys of childhood as well as its terrible tragedies. An utterly absorbing, moving and joyous story by a great storyteller

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FictionChildrenLarge type booksEnglishSocial life and customsManners and customs
First published 1946

Setting

India

About the author

Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden

10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998

Author

Rumer Godden

First published

1946

Pages

176

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

28

Languages

English, French, und

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

ISBN

9782226037770

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