Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Virago Modern Classic: Virago Modern Classics
Autor Rumer Godden Introducere de Rosie Thomasen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 mai 2026
'A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry' EVENING STANDARD
'Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN
'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER
Sophie Barrington Ward, without a husband, with two children and very little income, is faced with making a new life. She arrives in the Eden of Himalayan Kashmir to set up home in a tumbledown cottage surrounded by flowers and herbs. Settling down to live quietly, frugally and peacefully with her new neighbours, she is unaware of the turmoil her arrival provokes as the villagers compete fiercely for her patronage. Sophie is determined to live with the Indians and like it. Pundit Pramatha Kaul, her wise landlord, shakes his head. Profit David, her merchant friend, warns her. But when Sophie's cook makes a drastic bid to secure his position, the unwanted consequences are catastrophic . . .
Mesmerising and thoughtful, this Godden's lesser-known classic evokes India's uniquely beautiful landscape amidst a timeless tale of misunderstanding.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349017587
ISBN-10: 0349017581
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 22 mm
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Virago
Seria Virago Modern Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0349017581
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 22 mm
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Virago
Seria Virago Modern Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry of a matchless landscape, but the human side of it is wry, delicate and true
[Godden has] a genius for storytelling
Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface. I devoured them as a teenager, racing through the stories and revelling in the lush landscapes and exotic peoples in the (then) certainty that I would never see them for myself. It's hard to think that I appreciated any of their true qualities. They have repaid rereading as an adult, and they will continue to reward both returning readers and new ones: such is their narrative grip, subtlety and understanding of the human state
The Novel Cure for extravagance . . . romanticises frugality in Godden's novel - in a way which is surprisingly contagious
Her craftsmanship is always sure; her understanding of character is compassionate and profound; her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty
Godden has never been out of print
Godden's 1953 novel of Colonial India depicts an independent but naive British widow living in a village in Kashmir polarized by conflicting Hindus and Muslims
All [Godden's novels] have one important thing in common: They are beautifully and simply wrought by a woman of depth and sensitivity
INTRODUCED BY TESSA HADLEY
He knew that Sophie was like a kingfisher herself, choosing some strange, unthought-of place for her nest, diving relentlessly for her private fish, then flashing out of sight.
Sophie Barrington Ward arrives in the Eden of Himalayan Kashmir with two children, no husband and very little income. Faced with making a new life, she sets up home in a tumbledown cottage, determined to live quietly, frugally and peacefully with her new neighbours. Shaking off the warnings of Pundit Pramatha Kaul, her wise landlord, and her merchant friend Profit David, Sophie is blithely unaware of the turmoil caused by her arrival, or the tensions that simmer beneath her new community. Then Sophie's cook makes a drastic bid to secure his position, and the unwanted consequences are catastrophic . . .
'The whole book burns with the beauty and poetry of a matchless landscape, but the human side of it is wry, delicate and true' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A born storyteller . . . her books feel serious, complex, true' TESSA HADLEY
'This novel is perfectly poised. Each strand of the taut narrative is woven with precision' ROSIE THOMAS
[Godden has] a genius for storytelling
Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface. I devoured them as a teenager, racing through the stories and revelling in the lush landscapes and exotic peoples in the (then) certainty that I would never see them for myself. It's hard to think that I appreciated any of their true qualities. They have repaid rereading as an adult, and they will continue to reward both returning readers and new ones: such is their narrative grip, subtlety and understanding of the human state
The Novel Cure for extravagance . . . romanticises frugality in Godden's novel - in a way which is surprisingly contagious
Her craftsmanship is always sure; her understanding of character is compassionate and profound; her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty
Godden has never been out of print
Godden's 1953 novel of Colonial India depicts an independent but naive British widow living in a village in Kashmir polarized by conflicting Hindus and Muslims
All [Godden's novels] have one important thing in common: They are beautifully and simply wrought by a woman of depth and sensitivity
INTRODUCED BY TESSA HADLEY
He knew that Sophie was like a kingfisher herself, choosing some strange, unthought-of place for her nest, diving relentlessly for her private fish, then flashing out of sight.
Sophie Barrington Ward arrives in the Eden of Himalayan Kashmir with two children, no husband and very little income. Faced with making a new life, she sets up home in a tumbledown cottage, determined to live quietly, frugally and peacefully with her new neighbours. Shaking off the warnings of Pundit Pramatha Kaul, her wise landlord, and her merchant friend Profit David, Sophie is blithely unaware of the turmoil caused by her arrival, or the tensions that simmer beneath her new community. Then Sophie's cook makes a drastic bid to secure his position, and the unwanted consequences are catastrophic . . .
'The whole book burns with the beauty and poetry of a matchless landscape, but the human side of it is wry, delicate and true' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A born storyteller . . . her books feel serious, complex, true' TESSA HADLEY
'This novel is perfectly poised. Each strand of the taut narrative is woven with precision' ROSIE THOMAS