A New York Times-bestselling novel of the lives, loves, and foibles
of five generations of a British family occupying a manor house in
Wales. For nearly one hundred and fifty years the Quin family has
lived at China Court, their magnificent estate in the Welsh
countryside. The land, gardens, and breathtaking home have been
maintained, cherished, and ultimately passed along--from Eustace
and Adza in the early nineteenth century to
village-girl-turned-lady-of-the-manor Ripsie Quin, her children,
and her granddaughter, Tracy, in the twentieth. Brilliantly
intermingling the past and the present, China Court is a sweeping
family saga that weaves back and forth through time. The story
begins at the end, in 1960, with the death of the indomitable
Ripsie, whose dream of a life at the grand estate was realized
through her marriage to the steadfast Quin brother who loved
her--though he wasn't the one she had always loved. With thrilling
literary leaps across the decades, the story of a British dynasty
is told in enthralling detail. It is a chronicle of wives and
husbands; of mothers, sons, and daughters; of those who could never
stray far from the lush grounds of China Court and the outcasts and
outsiders who would never truly belong. Bearing comparison to One
Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Rumer
Godden's novel relates the history of a family with sensitivity,
wit, compassion, and a compelling touch of magical realism. A
family's loves, pains, triumphs, and scandals are laid bare,
forming an intricate tapestry of heart-wrenching humanity, in a
remarkable work of fiction from one of the most acclaimed British
novelists of the twentieth century.
General
Imprint: |
Open Road Media
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
Authors: |
Rumer Godden
|
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5040-6659-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5040-6659-6 |
Barcode: |
9781504066594 |
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