Rumer Godden
author profile
born
December 10, 1907
died
November 08, 1998
gender
female
place of birth
The United Kingdom
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books
about this author
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.
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In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.29 — 270 ratings — published 1969 10 editions |
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The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden, Barbara Cooney avg rating 4.23 — 146 ratings — published 1958 9 editions |
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An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.18 — 116 ratings — published 1955 9 editions |
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The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden avg rating 3.93 — 111 ratings — published 1958 12 editions |
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The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden, Christian Birmingham avg rating 3.95 — 107 ratings — published 1976 4 editions |
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Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.30 — 88 ratings — published 1961 7 editions |
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The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.21 — 80 ratings — published 1972 10 editions |
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Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy (Loyola Classics Series) by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.13 — 75 ratings — published 1979 5 editions |
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Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden avg rating 3.83 — 76 ratings — published 1939 8 editions |
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China Court: The Hours of a Country House by Rumer Godden avg rating 4.16 — 67 ratings — published 1961 5 editions |
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"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
— Rumer Godden
"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)
— Rumer Godden (The Dolls' House)
