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White Sand and Grey Sand

Stella Gibbons author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:4th Aug '11

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'[Gibbons] has not only charm but something far better, perspicacity' - Elizabeth Bowen, Tatler

On the dunes west of Bruges, two-year-old Ydette is found wrapped in a blanket and taken back to live in a small grocer's shop. Opposite the shop live the wealthy van Roeslaere family and their son, Adriaan, a spoilt boy, plagued by ugliness.On the dunes west of Bruges, two-year-old Ydette is found wrapped in a blanket and taken back to live in a small grocer's shop. Opposite the shop live the wealthy van Roeslaere family and their son, Adriaan, a spoilt boy, plagued by ugliness. With overtones of Beauty and the Beast, their romance matures as they grow up together and learn what should truly be valued in life.

[Gibbons] has not only charm but something far better, perspicacity * Tatler *

ISBN: 9780099529385

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 292g

320 pages