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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
A Virago Modern Classic
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER 'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER '[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD 'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES 'Descriptions of the Italian setting are gorgeous...
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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
From the author of Black Narcissus, this New York Times best-selling coming of age novel examines the tension of divorce from a child's perspective.
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER
'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER
'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD
'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES
'Descriptions of the Italian setting are gorgeous but the real strength is the childlike perspective' DAILY MAIL
When their mother leaves the country to be with her lover, Hugh and Caddie Clavering's seemingly perfect life falls apart. Devastated by the sudden, bitter dissolution of their parents' marriage and desperate for her to come back, the children travel alone to the Villa Fiorita on Lake Garda, determined not to leave without her.
On arrival, they can tell Fanny and Rob are deeply in love, and their mother is happier than they've ever seen her, but the scheme lives on. Thankfully, Rob's young daughter is only too glad to help destroy their parents' relationship. Will Hugh and Caddie realise that their actions have consequences before it is too late?
Told with wit and great empathy against a stunning evocation of the Italian countryside, Rumer Godden's The Battle of the Villa Fiorita marks another coming of age classic for the highly acclaimed author.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349017570
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by Anita Desai
- Introduction by Anita Desai
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Rumer Godden (1907-1998) 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 Kolkata 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.
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