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An Episode of Sparrows
A Virago Modern Classic
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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By the author of Black Narcissus and The River 'A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing' — JACQUELINE WILSON 'Godden's rich understanding of human nature, her humour and her beautiful prose inevitably leave one aglow' — CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'Godden here tries her deft writing hand...
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From the esteemed author of Black Narcissus and The River, comes another captivating classic novel about a poor girl striving to create beauty among the bombsites of postwar London.
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By the author of Black Narcissus and The River
'A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing' — JACQUELINE WILSON
'Godden's rich understanding of human nature, her humour and her beautiful prose inevitably leave one aglow' — CHICAGO TRIBUNE
'Godden here tries her deft writing hand at landscaping a child's heart' — TIME
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Someone has been digging up the private garden in the Square. Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of local boys is to blame, but her sister, Olivia, isn't so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children — 'sparrows' she calls them — have to be locked out: don't they have a right to enjoy the garden too?
Nobody has any idea what sends Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of 'good garden earth'. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them — to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden.
'Only Rumer Godden could make a simple tale of a forbidden garden pulse with suspense' — NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE BOOK REVIEW
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349017518
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 231g
Pages: 288
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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