Listen to the Nightingale by Rumer Godden - ISBN: 9781844088508
Paperback
Ballet dreams, loyal friends, and a nightingale’s guiding melody.

Listen to the Nightingale

A Virago Modern Classic

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    9 April 2013

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Summary

Lottie’s mother had been a promising ballet star who died young, leaving Lottie to be raised by Auntie, the wardrobe mistress at Madame Holbein’s Theatre of Dance. When she passes the tough audition for the famous Royal Ballet School, Queen’s Chase, everyone is thrilled - except Lottie. Now that she has to live at the school, what will become of her beloved dog Prince? To choose between the two is heart-breaking, but thanks to Prince, Lottie finds a new friend, a brilliant dancing role and a …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844088508
ISBN-10:1844088502
Author:Rumer Godden
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:9 April 2013
Weight:166g
Dimensions:198mm x 134mm x 16mm
Series:Virago Modern Classics
What They're Saying

Critics Review

This is an absolutely heart-warming read, which will make you laugh, cry and love it * Guardian *
Her craftsmanship is always sure; her understanding of character is compassionate and profound; her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty * New York Times *
Godden’s expert narration, her beguiling setting and her heartening celebration of love and happy endings * Publishers Weekly *
Her sympathetic characterizations are cunningly built of peccadillos, revealing responses to various stresses and moral dilemmas, and heart-warming and/or satirical details * Kirkus Reviews *

About The Author

Rumer Godden

Rumer Godden (1907-98) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Calcutta and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including BLACK NARCISSUS, The Greengage Summer and The River, which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993.

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