THE GREENGAGE SUMMER

by Rumer Godden ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 24, 1958

Five naive English children find themselves on their own at a strange inn on the Marne when their mother is hospitalized. Sponsored, more or less, by a mysterious Englishman, Eliot, who comes and goes, they are endured by the two proprietresses Zizi, who is trying to maintain her attraction for Eliot, and Madame Corbet, jealous of his attentions to Zizi. The children become the vortex of mysterious activities, mounting tensions and final violent eruption. Deft handling of budding adolescence.

Pub Date: March 24, 1958

ISBN: 1408499762

Page Count: -

Publisher: Viking

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1958

Categories: FICTION