{"product_id":"9781509827350","title":"The Greengage Summer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rumer Godden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 May 2017 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Macmillan Collector's Library' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 248 pages\u003cbr\u003e164 x 107 x 15mm | 160g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tense, evocative,  portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France,  The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden,  the author of Black Narcissus, now a major BBC drama series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their mother is suddenly taken ill on holiday, five siblings are left to fend for themselves at the elegant, faded hotel, Les Oeillets. Under the increasingly jealous gaze of the glamorous patronne, Mademoiselle Zizi, the children gravitate towards her mysterious and charming lover, Eliot, for comfort. And, amongst the gnarled trees of the old orchards, thirteen-year-old Cecil watches from the sidelines as her achingly beautiful sister, Joss, is drawn into the heart of a toxic affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rumer Godden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839262110045,"sku":"9781509827350","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781509827350.jpg?v=1780057883","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781509827350","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}