This intensely remembered, partly autobiographical novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989, describes the childhood of Billi, a girl growing up in Europe between the wars. When her father dies, she swaps life in a run-down German château for an exhilarating existence with her beautiful, talented and unreliable mother on the French Riviera. Sent away to England for schooling, the gypsy-like Billi ricochets between short-lived tutors and a life of reading, friends and public lectures. Returning to the Mediterranean, her unorthodox education – intellectual, emotional and sexual – continues among the vibrant community of artists, exiles and intellectuals who have colonised the coast, coaxing her towards a life of literature.
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 363 ● ISBN 9781906011741 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.5 MB ● Editorial Eland Publishing ● Ciudad London ● País GB ● Publicado 2012 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2494866 ● Protección de copia DRM social