For Athene, victim of plans gone awry, that golden summer after the funeral becomes deliciously puzzling fodder for her fantasy. Stuck in a seaside hotel with an inarticulate and beautiful boy, marooned in a seaside cottage with a painter, and finally alone in an empty school with a young master, she finds that men are not all as saintly as her father- and that she is far from saintly herself /5(30). Gardam never did anything better than her three evocations of adolescence - 'A Long Way from Verona', 'The Summer after the Funeral' and 'Bilgewater'. This is 4/5(30). Summer After the Funeral by Jane Gardam. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, ,
the summer after the funeral by Jane Gardam ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 22, The latest of Jane Gardam's English heroines are two sisters, twelve and sixteen respectively, left to fend for themselves after the death of their elderly clergyman father and their mother's distracted departure in search of a new home and livelihood. Check out this great listen on www.doorway.ru A rather mysterious old clergyman is dead, and his daughter, year-old Athene, is desolate. A beauty, she is also lonely and living a fantasy life. Athene's mother dispatches her to spend the holidays with assorted friends and relatives. And for. The summer after the funeral. [Jane Gardam] Home. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Search. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. Find items in libraries near you. Advanced Search Find a Library.
For Athene, victim of plans gone awry, that golden summer after the funeral becomes deliciously puzzling fodder for her fantasy. Stuck in a seaside hotel with an inarticulate and beautiful boy, marooned in a seaside cottage with a painter, and finally alone in an empty school with a young master, she finds that men are not all as saintly as her father- and that she is far from saintly herself. For Athene, victim of plans gone awry, that golden summer after the funeral becomes deliciously puzzling fodder for her fantasy. Stuck in a seaside hotel with an inarticulate and beautiful boy, marooned in a seaside cottage with a painter, and finally alone in an empty school with a young master, she finds that men are not all as saintly as her father - and that she is far from saintly herself. Just a quick review today of The Summer After the Funeral by Jane Gardam, a slim novel that is just as entertaining, if not so well formed, as Gardam’s other works. After her elderly father’s death, Athene Price and her two siblings are shuffled off out of sight for the summer. Elder brother Sebastian heads.
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