The River Girl Author:Wendy Cope The River Girl is the story of Isis, adopted daughter of Father Thames, and her love for a young poet. It is a work of spellbinding fluency, flavoured with the astringent satire for which its author is celebrated. — Wendy Cope's first collection of poems, Making Coco for Kingsley Amis, took her straight into the nation... more »al bestseller lists.
This is the first time she has worked with Nicholas Garland, whose vivid brush drawings perfectly capture the mood of the text.« less