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A Fugue in Time: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics)

A Fugue in Time: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics)

by RumerGodden (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

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Synopsis

Grizel Dane, a bold young servicewoman in the US army, arrives at the London home of her great-uncle Sir Rollo Dane seeking refuge from the chaos of wartime. Through the old man, Grizel learns the surprising history of the Dane family and Lark Ingoldsby.

Orphaned by a train crash, Lark was taken in by the Danes as an adoptive daughter but soon found herself caught in a web of sibling rivalry, love and attrition. Selina Dane, racked with jealousy, set out to destroy Lark's dreams of love. When Grizel falls for Pax Masterson, a wounded airman, Rollo urges her to seize her chance for happiness, as he was not able to. Rumer Godden's dramatic story of romance and tragedy was the basis for the classic film Enchantment starring David Niven.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Virago
Published: 07 Feb 2013
ISBN 10: 184408857X
ISBN 13: 9781844088577
Book Overview: * Existing author website at www.rumergodden.com * Review copies mailed to the press * Featured on www.viragobooks.net/ * Virago Book Club selection

Media Reviews
A genius for storytelling * Evening Standard *
One of our best and most original novelists. -- Philip Hensher
Author Bio
Rumer Godden (1907-98) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Calcutta and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River, which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993.