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The Greengage Summer

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The Greengage Summer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1958

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The Greengage Summer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1958
Book Details
Pages

187

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

France • 1950s

Publication Year

1958

Publisher

Macmillan

Audience

YA

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

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The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden follows a British family visiting France during the 1920s. When their mother is hospitalized, the children stay at a hotel run by intriguing adults. The narrative explores themes of innocence, maturation, and the complexities of human relationships, as the children are exposed to a world beyond their understanding.

Melancholic

Bittersweet

Nostalgic

Mysterious

Contemplative

Book Details
Pages

187

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

France • 1950s

Publication Year

1958

Publisher

Macmillan

Audience

YA

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

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