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Sisters by a River

Barbara Comyns

3.80/5 (391 ratings)

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On the banks of the River Avon, six sisters are born. The seasons come and go, the girls take their lessons under the ash tree, and always there is 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, witty first novel, originally published in 1947, Barbara Comyns' unique young heroine relates the vivid and bittersweet story of her childhood.

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Edition:: Virago Modern Classics

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 086068475X

ISBN13:: 9780860684756

kindle Asin:: B00CXU7JK4

Sisters by a River

Barbara Comyns

3.80/5 (391 ratings)

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An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.

On the banks of the River Avon, six sisters are born. The seasons come and go, the girls take their lessons under the ash tree, and always there is 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, witty first novel, originally published in 1947, Barbara Comyns' unique young heroine relates the vivid and bittersweet story of her childhood.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Virago Modern Classics

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 086068475X

ISBN13:: 9780860684756

kindle Asin:: B00CXU7JK4

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