{"product_id":"the-river-9781504066600","title":"The River","description":"\u003cb\u003eFacing harsh adult realities, a young English girl in India must leave childhood behind, in this masterful tale from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Ganges River runs through young Harriet's world. The eleven-year-old daughter of the British owner of a successful jute concern, she loves her life in Bengal, India, on the river's edge, so far removed from the English boarding school she attended before the outbreak of hostilities in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Often left alone by an overworked father and preoccupied mother, Harriet is enchanted by the local festivals, colors, and vibrant life surrounding her. Now, as she stands on the brink of adulthood--too old to play childish games with her reckless little brother, Bogey, yet too young to be touched by such grown-up concerns as the faraway Second World War--a stranger's unexpected arrival will rock her world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Captain John, a handsome soldier returning wounded from the battlefield, becomes her family's new neighbor, Harriet is instantly entranced, beset by a rush of unfamiliar emotions: longing, jealousy, infatuation. But the inevitable change inherent in growing older may be too heavy a burden for a young girl to bear when it carries with it disappointment and heartbreaking loss.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inspired by the author's personal experiences as a child raised in India--and the basis for the acclaimed classic motion picture of the same name from French film director Jean Renoir--Rumer Godden's \u003ci\u003eThe River \u003c\/i\u003eis a lovely, moving portrayal of childhood's end. Evocative, heartfelt, and bittersweet, it is a coming-of-age story without equal from a major twentieth-century novelist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of the author including rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504066600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Rumer Godden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39579497103541,"sku":"9781504066600","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2a179370-b539-4dad-9ab2-bccaa1307e93.jpg?v=1617080920","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-river-9781504066600","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}