The Flower Boy
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Author: Karen Roberts
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Flower Boy is a deeply moving and enchanting novel ' a story of love, town secrets and family divisions. Lizzie Buckwater is born on a stormy night into a household nestled in Glencairn, on the lush tea estates of 1930s Ceylon. As Chandi, a little servant-boy, plays in the mud outside on this fourth birthday, he promises himself that the English baby will become his best friend. He christens her Rose-Lizzie after the flowers he loves, and the bright, perceptive boy soon forges the most important friendship of his life. As Chandi and Rose-Lizzie's closeness grows, so their two families ' English and Ceylonese, master and servant ' become entwined. And with the approach of Ceylonese independence the whole idyll faces destruction.
Author: Karen Roberts
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Flower Boy is a deeply moving and enchanting novel ' a story of love, town secrets and family divisions. Lizzie Buckwater is born on a stormy night into a household nestled in Glencairn, on the lush tea estates of 1930s Ceylon. As Chandi, a little servant-boy, plays in the mud outside on this fourth birthday, he promises himself that the English baby will become his best friend. He christens her Rose-Lizzie after the flowers he loves, and the bright, perceptive boy soon forges the most important friendship of his life. As Chandi and Rose-Lizzie's closeness grows, so their two families ' English and Ceylonese, master and servant ' become entwined. And with the approach of Ceylonese independence the whole idyll faces destruction.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Karen Roberts
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Flower Boy is a deeply moving and enchanting novel ' a story of love, town secrets and family divisions. Lizzie Buckwater is born on a stormy night into a household nestled in Glencairn, on the lush tea estates of 1930s Ceylon. As Chandi, a little servant-boy, plays in the mud outside on this fourth birthday, he promises himself that the English baby will become his best friend. He christens her Rose-Lizzie after the flowers he loves, and the bright, perceptive boy soon forges the most important friendship of his life. As Chandi and Rose-Lizzie's closeness grows, so their two families ' English and Ceylonese, master and servant ' become entwined. And with the approach of Ceylonese independence the whole idyll faces destruction.
Author: Karen Roberts
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Flower Boy is a deeply moving and enchanting novel ' a story of love, town secrets and family divisions. Lizzie Buckwater is born on a stormy night into a household nestled in Glencairn, on the lush tea estates of 1930s Ceylon. As Chandi, a little servant-boy, plays in the mud outside on this fourth birthday, he promises himself that the English baby will become his best friend. He christens her Rose-Lizzie after the flowers he loves, and the bright, perceptive boy soon forges the most important friendship of his life. As Chandi and Rose-Lizzie's closeness grows, so their two families ' English and Ceylonese, master and servant ' become entwined. And with the approach of Ceylonese independence the whole idyll faces destruction.
