RUMER GODDEN

Rumer Godden, 1907-1998

"She belongs in that small and exclusive club of women--it includes Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham--who could do pretty well anything they set their minds to: hunting tigers, bewitching men, throwing elegant dinner parties, winning literary fame."
"One of the most distinguished English novelists of our day."
     New York Times

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BIOGRAPHY

Her life was fraught with challenges and cruel fates.  Two accounts hint at her strength:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-rumer-godden-1184108.html

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323869/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

THE OEUVRE

Godden wrote sixty books during her career, Nine were made into films. Her major works continue to be published. A large subset of her writing was for children, and they are used in English schools today. She won The Whitbread Award for Children's Literature in 1972 and was awarded the OBE in 1993. She also co-authored stories with her sister Jon Godden.

For a full list of her works, go to the Rumer Godden Literary Trust.

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Among her most popular children's books.