{"product_id":"9781529078404","title":"The Greengage Summer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rumer Godden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tense, evocative, portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France, The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden, the author of Black Narcissus, a major BBC drama series and classic film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Rumer Godden’s novels pulse with life’ – Daily TelegraphWhen their mother is suddenly taken ill on holiday, five siblings are left to fend for themselves at the elegant, faded hotel, Les Oeillets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the increasingly jealous gaze of the glamorous patronne, Mademoiselle Zizi, the children gravitate towards her mysterious and charming lover, Eliot, for comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An exciting tale, this novel has both charm and atmosphere’ – Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49386326687971,"sku":"9781529078404","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781529078404.jpg?v=1783620759","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529078404","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}