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 Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden
 Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden ... gardens, this book features Eliot who becomes the Grey children's guardian while their mother is ill in hospital, Mlle Zizi, the hotel patronne and Eliot's devoted lover and 16-year-old Joss, the oldest Grey girl.Newest Review: ... regime’ establishment of faded elegance – has no intention of taking on parental guise, but Eliot, a charming ... more ... Englishman, is willing to play the rôle of guardian. His kind generosity and enigmatic style utterly entrance the children, they adore him. Gradually events at Les Œillets become more and more disturbing and a chill descends over the previously sultry scenes of innocence and exploration. All is not as it seems. What is the truth of the relationships between the adults in this hotel? Who exactly is Eliot and is he a danger, or an ally and protector? Why was the youngest child, Willmouse, drugged? Greengage S...more |
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Pages: 576, Edition: Limited Ed, Paperback, Pan Books Last Update 07.01.2010 06:11
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Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden: "Is Eliot Good" ... Enough In 200 Words? (216 words)
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On holiday in France’s “green-gold” champagne country, five English children are suddenly left to fend for themselves when their mother falls seriously ill. Mademoiselle Zizi the “patronne” of the Hotel des Œillets where they are staying – a quaint ‘ancien regime’ establishment of faded elegance – has no intention of taking on parental guise, but Eliot, a charming Englishman, is willing to play the rôle of guardian. His kind generosity and enigmatic style utterly entrance the children, they adore him. Gradually events at Les Œillets become more and more disturbing and a chill descends over ... Read the complete review
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