The River

<p><b>By the bestselling author of <i>Black Narcissus </i>and <i>The Greengage Summer </i><br><br>''<i>The River</i> will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you forever'' JULIE MYERSON <br><br>''Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty'' <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i></b><br><br><b>''Bold, beautiful . . . everyone''s appetites will be satisfied'' <i>ELLE</i></b><br><br>The River is Rumer Godden''s beautiful tribute to India and childhood, made into a film by Jean Renoir. And in a preface for this novel she explains how the classic tale came to be written.<br><br>Harriet is caught between two worlds: her older sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a little boy. And the comforting rhythm of her Indian childhood - the sounds of the jute factory, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river on its journey to the Bay of Bengal - is about to be shattered by a tragic event.<br><br>Intense, vivid, and with a dark und