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ⓘ About Rumer Godden
Margaret Rumer Godden, writing under the name Rumer Godden, wrote over sixty books. She was born December 10, 1907 in Sussex, England and grew up with her three sisters in Narayananj, which was then part of colonial India. In her seventies, she retired to Moniaive in Dumfriesshire. In 1993, she was appointed OBE. She died at the age of ninety on November 8, 1998, just over a month before her 91st birthday. She went back to the United Kingdom with her sisters while she was in her early twenties, training as a dance teacher. In 1930, she went to Calcutta to open up a dance school for Indian and English kids. With the help of her sister Nancy, she ran the school for twenty years. It was during this time that she published her first best-seller, called “Black Narcissus” in the year 1939.
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The Fairy Doll and Other Tales from the Doll's House
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2012
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Who is Rumer Godden?
Margaret Rumer Godden, writing under the name Rumer Godden, wrote over sixty books. She was born December 10, 1907 in Sussex, England and grew up with her three sisters in Narayananj, which was then part of colonial India. In her seventies, she retired to Moniaive in Dumfriesshire.
Which Rumer Godden series should I start with?
Rumer Godden's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Black Narcissus (1939).
How many books has Rumer Godden written?
Rumer Godden has 69 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1939 and 2012. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Non-Fiction.
In what order should Rumer Godden's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 69 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Rumer Godden's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rumer Godden's 69 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (56 books); Collections (9 books); Non-Fiction (4 books).