Rita Pratt Smith (5 results)

1989 Smith, Rita Pratt IN THE FOREST AT MIDNIGHT NY: Donald Fine, c1989 First printing 310pp Lg 8vo Near fine hardcover copy with near fine d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Large Print Edition. Ex library book with usual defects, card pocket in back.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. Doubleday, 1989. First Edition. As New in Dust Jacket. Review Copy. Unread. 0.0.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed copy. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. India in 1947 is a country on the threshold of self-government; and Megan Manning, the novel's central character, is on the threshold of womanhood. When her father, a British railroad official, is sent away for leprosy treatment, Megan leaves Madras to live with a reclusive aunt who has created a family rift by marrying an Indian. While in Nerbudapur, Megan meets people who are of both the old and the new India. Her uncle's family follows strict caste customs and frowns as much on his marriage as do his English wife's family. Megan perpetuates the blurring of lines by falling in love with a young Indian from a nontraditional family. This sensitive novel of family conflicts, personal growth, and young love is set against a background of an India of romance and promise.