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Sisters By A River

Barbara Comyns, Barbara Trapido

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Barbara Comyns' classic first novel weaves a vivid and funny tale of a chaotic and ultimately tragic childhood on the banks of the River Avon.

'Tragic, comic and completely bonkers all in one, I'd go as far as to call her something of a neglected genius' LUCY SCHOLES, GUARDIAN 'It is hard not to believe that Barbara Comyns's own adventures are entangled in her fiction' JANE GARDAM, SPECTATOR'All of her books read as if she wrote them effortlessly' URSULA HOLDEN On the banks of the River Avon, five sisters are born. The seasons come and go, the girls take their lessons under the ash tree and there is always the sound of water swirling through the weir. Then, unexpectedly, an air of decay descends upon the house: ivy grows unchecked over the windows, angry shouts split the summer air, the milk sours in the larder and their father takes out his gun. Tragedy strikes the family, and before long the furniture is being auctioned off and the sisters dispersed among relatives. In her daring first novel, originally published in 1947, Barbara Comyns' unique young heroine relates the vivid, funny and bittersweet story of a childhood.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
208
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN:
9781844088379
Published Date:
4/7/2013
Dimensions:
196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Weight:
140g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781844088379


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