BOOKS by Rumer Godden

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1	In this house of Brede more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist The story of nuns and postulants in the closed Benedictine Order in the Abbey of Brede. Through the events of the novel Philippa Talbot, an ex-civil servant, learns how to come to terms with the tragedy from her past and even gain serenity. "The River" is another book by the same author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Kingfishers Catch Fire more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist A powerful novel about idealism and its consequences set in the Himalayas. Set in Kashmir, this is the story of Sophie, a young and idealistic Englishwoman with two young daughters who decides to set up house in a remote Indian Village. She finds a tumbledown house nestled into the foothills of the Himalayas and there plans to live peacefully and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $178.29! \| first editions
3	Miss Happiness and Miss Flower more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist When orphan Nona Fells goes to England to live with her aunt's family, she is homesick for the India she left behind. But when two dainty Japanese dolls arrive at Nona's doorstep, everything begins to change. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.23! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Godden's memoir of her days in India. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.65! \| first editions
5	Little Plum more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist The new girl who moves into the mansion next door is a mystery to her eight and nine-year-old neighbors who plot to become her friends when they learn she too owns a Japanese doll. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.93! \| first editions
6	Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist This haunting tale of shame and redemption is the story of Lise Fanshawe, prostitute and brothel manager, murderer and prisoner, and, finally, a Catholic nun in an order dedicated to serving people marginalized by society. An inspiring and convincing conversion story that shows God's mercy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.83! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Mousewife more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist A house mouse who thinks there must be more to life than looking for food and caring for her family befriends a lonely, caged dove. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.53! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Story of Holly & Ivy more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist A sentimental story of an orphan, a Christmas doll, and a childless couple. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.96! \| first editions \| SVS
9	An Episode of Sparrows more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist In Catford Street, London, there was not as much as a blade of grass, nothing that was not man-made. This book tells the story of how two of the street children made a garden in these unpromising surroundings. By the author of "The Greengage Summer" and "A House With Four Rooms". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
10	House with Four Rooms more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist This is the second volume of Rumer Godden's autobiography, spanning the years 1945-77. The sequel to "A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep", this book looks at her life between the ages of 40 and 70. She is the author of "The Greengage Summer", "Black Narcissus", "The River" and "Thursday's Children". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $73.44! \| first editions
11	Prayers from the Ark more books like this by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold add to wishlist These prayers were first published, in French, in 1947 by a private press. Rumer Godden discovered a volume of them and translated them into English. The poem-prayers are at once reverent, humorous, realistic and concise. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Two under the Indian sun more books like this by Jon Godden, Rumer Godden add to wishlist In 1914, following the outbreak of war, two small sisters left London to return to India and their home in East Bengal. This book is their remembrance of the five years that followed, in the village of Narayangunj - where there father worked as a steamship agent - on a river that feeds the great Brahmaputa. Jon and Rumer Godden capture all the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	The battle of the Villa Fiorita more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist The Villa Fiorita was on Lake Garda in northern Italy. The battle was for Fanny, the children's mother who had gone there with her lover, Rob Quillet, named as co-respondent in her recent divorce. So the children came to get their mother away from him. By the author of "Black Narcissus". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.70! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The River more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Harriet is between two worlds. Her sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a child. The comforting rhythm of her Indian childhood - the noise of the jute works, the colourful festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river on its journey to the Bay of Benghal - is about to be shattered. She must learn ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.97! \| first editions
15	Greengage Summer more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist The faded elegance of Les Oeillets, with its bullet-scarred staircase and serene garden bounded by high walls; Eliot, the charming Englishman who became the children's guardian while their mother lay ill in hospital; sophisticated Mademoiselle Zizi, hotel patronne, and Eliot's devoted lover; 16 year old Joss, the oldest Grey girl, suddenly, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Doll's House more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Tottie is a loving little wooden doll who lives with her family in a shoebox. The doll family are owned by two sisters, Emily and Charlotte, and are very happy, except for one thing: they long for a proper home. To their delight, their wish comes true when Emily and Charlotte fix up a Victorian dolls' house - just for them. It's perfect. But then, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Diddakoi more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Everyone in Kizzy's town hates her because she's half-gypsy a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesn't care. All she needs is Gran and her horse, Joe. But when Gran dies and their wagon burns down, Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her and her beloved Joe might get sent to the knacker's yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world and save Joe? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Peacock Spring more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Una and her younger sister Hal have been abruptly summoned to live in New Delhi by their diplomat father Sir Edward Gwithiam. From the first meeting with their new tutor and companion, the beautiful Eurasian Alix Lamont, Una senses a hidden motive to their presence. But through the pain of the months to come, the poetry and logic of India do not ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.83! \| first editions \| SVS
19	China Court: The Hours of a Country House more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist For more than half a century, Rumer Godden has been known as "one of the finest and subtlest writers of our day" (Saturday Review). Now one of her most endearing classics is being reissued for a new generation of readers. China Court is the story of the hours and days of a country house in Wales and five generations of the family who inhabited it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $123.67! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Prayers from the Ark more books like this by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold, Rumer Godden (Translator) add to wishlist Available for the first time, a stunning illustrated edition of these timeless and well-loved poems. French poet de Gasztold wrote these poems in the 1940s at the Benedictine Abbaye de Saint Louis du Temple near Paris where she lived and worked under nuns' care. Watercolor illustrations throughout. CC see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21	Mouse House more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist There is never any room for Bonnie, the baby mouse, in the flower pot, so she goes looking for a new mouse house. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	Gulbadan : portrait of a rose princess at the Mughal court more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Beautifully illustrated with miniature Indian and Persian paintings, this is the vivid life story of Gulbadan Degam, or Princess Rosebody, and her life in the 16th century Mughal royal family in India. Drawn from her own memoirs and two other chronicles from the time, her keen observations begin as a young girl watching her father ride off with ... see all copies from $18.14! new only from $19.88! \| first editions
23	Fu-Dog more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist A story involving children of mixed races and the Chinese New Year. Age group 4 plus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $232.98! \| first editions
24 view cover	The fairy doll more books like this by Rumer Godden add to wishlist Fairy Doll has always been at the top of the Christmas tree, brilliant in her white beaded dress and little silver shoes (which Elizabeth is sure were sewn by fairy mice). Elizabeth is the smallest in the family. She is always getting into trouble and her brothers and sisters are forever leaving her out and ordering her around. She's convinced she ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $5.01! \| first editions
25	Shiva's Pigeons more books like this by Rumer Godden, Jon Godden, Stella Snead (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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