Book description
Grizel Dane, a bold young servicewoman in the US army, arrives at the
London home of her great-uncle Sir Rollo Dane seeking a refuge in the
chaos of wartime. Through the old man, Grizel learns the surprising
history of the Dane family and Lark Ingoldsby.
Orphaned by a train crash, Lark was taken in by the Danes as an
adoptive daughter but soon found herself caught in a web of sibling
rivalry, love and attrition. When Grizel falls for Pax Masterson, a
wounded airman, her great-uncle urges her to seize her chance for
happiness as he was himself unable to do. Rumer Godden's dramatic story
of romance and tragedy inspired the classic film Enchantment
starring David Niven. Rumer Godden (1907-98) was the acclaimed author
of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children.
Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and
she later spent many years living in Calcutta and Kashmir. Several of
her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The
Greengage Summer
and The River
, which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993.
