{"product_id":"the-greengage-summer","title":"The Greengage Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tense, evocative, portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France, \u003ci\u003eThe Greengage Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden, the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus.\u003c\/i\u003e When their mother is suddenly taken ill on holiday, five siblings are left to fend for themselves at the elegant, faded hotel, Les Oeillets. Under the increasingly jealous gaze of the glamorous patronne, Mademoiselle Zizi, the children gravitate towards her mysterious and charming lover, Eliot, for comfort. And, amongst the gnarled trees of the old orchards, thirteen-year-old Cecil watches from the side lines as her achingly beautiful sister, Joss, is drawn into the heart of a toxic affair.\u003ci\u003eThe Greengage Summer\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1958 to great acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e British, France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781529078404\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Godden, Rumer","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.45","offer_id":48027981021361,"sku":"SB-1529078407-C3","price":1.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1529078407.jpg?v=1791939729","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-greengage-summer","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}