Rumer Godden

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born

December 10, 1907 in The United Kingdom

died

November 08, 1998

gender

female

website

http://www.rumergodden.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books

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She was born in Sussex, England, but grew up in India, in Narayanganj. Many of her 60 books are set in India. Black Narcissus was made into a famous movie with Deborah Kerr in 1947.

Godden wrote novels, poetry, plays, biographies, and books for children.

For more information, see the official website: Rumer Godden

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Books by Rumer Godden

Average rating: 4.06 · 5,716 ratings · 764 reviews · 69 distinct works

	In This House of Brede 4.28 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1975 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden, Barbara Cooney 4.25 avg rating — 687 ratings — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Greengage Summer 3.89 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 1958 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden, Christian Birmingham (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 1948 — 14 editions	My rating:
	An Episode of Sparrows 4.16 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1955 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden, Gary Blythe (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1961 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Diddakoi 4.11 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1972 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy by Rumer Godden, Joan Chittister (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 206 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Black Narcissus 3.81 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1939 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Peacock Spring 3.94 avg rating — 180 ratings — 13 editions	My rating:

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Series by Rumer Godden

Japanese Dolls (2 books)
by Rumer Godden

4.20 avg rating — 384 ratings

Madame Holbein's (2 books)
by Rumer Godden

4.00 avg rating — 122 ratings

Quotes by Rumer Godden

“There is an Indian proverb that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emtional, and a spiritual . Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person.”
― Rumer Godden

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39 people liked it

“I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.”
― Rumer Godden

11 people liked it

“It is an anxious, sometimes a dangerous thing to be a doll. Dolls cannot choose; they can only be chosen; they cannot 'do'; they can only be done by.”
― Rumer Godden, The Dolls' House

tags: choice , doll , life

9 people liked it

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Polls

Fiction (1900-1940) - November

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

17 votes, 44.7%

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

7 votes, 18.4%

The Secret Agent: A Simple Taleby Joseph Conrad

4 votes, 10.5%

The River by Rumer Godden

4 votes, 10.5%

The Best of Saki by H.H. Munro

3 votes, 7.9%

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

3 votes, 7.9%

38 total votes

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