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Mr Copplestone & The Smiths #8
The Italian Spring
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When Maria's uncle and guardian dies, her uncle's scholarly cousin whisks her away to Italy, where she befriends the mischievous Cordelia and discovers the hidden marvels of Italy.
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252 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1972
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252 pages, Paperback
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April 3, 1986 by Bodley Head
- ISBN
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9780370307114
- ASIN
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0370307119
- Language
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English
About the author
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Gillian Elise Avery was a British children's novelist, and a historian of childhood education and children's literature. She won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1972 for A Likely Lad. It was adapted for television in 1990.
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Not, perhaps, as good as 'The Warden's Niece', but still charming. I did feel rather frustrated by Maria's prolonged episodes of 'reclusiveness' when she could have been exploring Italy more, but I enjoyed the ending of the book. The characterisation is strong in this book, as in 'The Warden's Niece'.
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