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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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 363 ● ISBN 9781906011741 ● Mărime fișier 0.5 MB ● Editura Eland Publishing ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2012 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2494866 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social
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