Pippa Passes (1994)

by Rumer Godden

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Seventeen-year-old Pippa is one of the many dancers in the Corps de Ballet chosen to go on an Italian tour. In Venice, Pippa catches the eye of Nicolo, a young gondolier. With poignancy and perception, Godden makes Pippa's unforseen awakening to a more grown-up, complex world, vividly alive--where innocence can so easily be corrupted and new surroundings and experiences dazzle and contort with their intensity.… (more)

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Perhaps it was because I was also so completely enchanted with Venice that I read this in nearly one sitting. I kept seeing flaws but I loved it anyway.

amyem58 | Jul 14, 2014 |

Well that was a weird little book. Really, it's almost exactly the same book as [b:A Company of Swans|963274|A Company of Swans|Eva Ibbotson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311649502s/963274.jpg|3271817] but with bonus Evil Lesbian and approx 63% less charm.
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JenneB | Apr 2, 2013 |

Not a favorite. Pippa was too shallow. (

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picardyrose | May 18, 2010 |

Pippa is startled to find herself chosen to dance with her ballet company on an international tour. While in Venice, she is selected to dance a special part designed with her in mind. She meets a handsome gondolier who hears her beautiful voice and decides she is perfect for his band. A delightful lark of a story.And I’ve had this book for a mere two years. (

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debnance | Jan 29, 2010 |

A typical Rumer Godden ballet books. But with all the fascination of Venice. (

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MarthaJeanne | Apr 26, 2009 |

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1994

People/Characters

Pippa Fane

Angharad Fullerton

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Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Epigraph

From Pippa Passes

The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hill-side's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in his heaven -
All's right with the world!

But...

Robert Browning

Dedication

For E. Temple Thurston in gratitude for the book that Pippa - and I - read.

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'May I have your attention everyone?'

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Seventeen-year-old Pippa is one of the many dancers in the Corps de Ballet chosen to go on an Italian tour. In Venice, Pippa catches the eye of Nicolo, a young gondolier. With poignancy and perception, Godden makes Pippa's unforseen awakening to a more grown-up, complex world, vividly alive--where innocence can so easily be corrupted and new surroundings and experiences dazzle and contort with their intensity.

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