by Rumer Godden (Author), Rosie Thomas (Introduction)
For Emily Pool, India is a magical place where she has the freedom to escape her mother's suffocating influence. Her days are spent exploring the canals and gardens of East Bengal, and admiringly observing her glamorous, dignified neighbours, the Nikolides. But just as the cracks in Emily's family home are papered over, so do the Pools strive to maintain an outward impression of respectability, and it is through the Nikolides that Emily is exposed to a world of adult deceit and attrition. And when her beloved dog dies, the event forces a confrontation and reveals to Emily that nothing in the town is quite as it seems ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Virago
Published: 07 Feb 2013
ISBN 10: 1844088456
ISBN 13: 9781844088454
Book Overview: * Existing author website at www.rumergodden.com * Review copies mailed to the press * Featured on www.viragobooks.net/ * Virago Book Club selection