An Episode of Sparrows: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics)

The Lady and the Unicorn: Listen to the Nightingale: Breakfast with the Nikolides: In this House of Brede: A Fugue in Time: Cromartie vs The God Shiva: Five for Sorrow Ten for Joy: Rumer Godden was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children.

An Episode of Sparrows : A Virago Modern Classic

Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Calcutta and Kashmir. She was appointed OBE in I came to An Episode of Sparrows through an odd route. Her teacher read the novel to her class when Willis was in grade school and yes, I agree with her that it was a strange book to read to kids. But it gave Willis an appreciation of London circa World War II, and if you've read her time travel novels you know how much that era factors into the stories.

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The success of An Episode of Sparrows depends largely on your expectations. Which is an awesome novel, and one of my own childhood favorites.

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So if you come to it from that point of view, this is a 4- or 5-star novel. It's told in an old-fashioned way rather like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in that respect, too , with the viewpoint characters hopping from one head to another. But I found the characters poignantly real, and the writing lyrical.

You have to go out of your way to find this novel, but I think it's worth the search.

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Engaging on many levels! Rumer Godden delivers a delightful and wrenching novel that is both a coming-of-age tale and an amazing glimpse of pre-WW2 England and Italy. The characters are as fresh and real as if it were contemporary. Godden writes with a light, deft hand.

I could not put this book down, and I was sorry when it ended. Five for Sorrow Ten for Joy: Rumer Godden 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.

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She was appointed OBE in The World According to Anna. The Unfinished Novel and Other stories.

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