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God on the Rocks is a novel written by Jane Gardam and published in 1978. Plot. The book is set in a small seaside resort in the north east of England and starts in 1936. [1] . God on the Rocks takes place in a madhouse, a convalescent home for artists.
- Jane Gardam
- 1978
Jan 1, 2001 · Jane Gardam's first novel for adults, God on the Rocks (1978), a coming-of-age novel set in the 1930s, was adapted for television in 1992. It won the Prix Baudelaire (France) in 1989 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.
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Oct 29, 2010 · Marsh sermonizes, among other places, on the slippery rocks along the seashore and burns to save the family’s maid, Lydia, radiant and outrageous in her flamboyant sexuality.
Jane Gardam stirs a pinch of tragedy and a touch of farce into her story about a young girl who comes of age one glorious summer between the wars. Over the course of one summer, the realities of life and the sexual ritual dance of the adult world creep into the life of young Margaret Marsh.
Oct 26, 2010 · God on the Rocks. Jane Gardam. Europa Editions, Oct 26, 2010 - Fiction - 195 pages. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: “So charming a novel that you don’t want to give away a single one of the...
- Jane Gardam
- Europa Editions, 2010
- reprint
- God on the Rocks
Aug 7, 2008 · God On The Rocks. Paperback – August 7, 2008. by Jane Gardam (Author) 4.0 396 ratings. See all formats and editions. During one glorious summer between the wars, the realities of life and the sexual ritual dance of the adult world creep into the life of young Margaret Marsh.
- Jane Gardam
Drama, tragedy and a touch of farce lend themselves to Gardam's typically eloquent prose. With subtlety and precision, God on the Rocks provides an intimate portrait of the tensions that divide men and women, present and past, and the love and sorrow that lingers throughout.
