Jane Gardam
Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature; has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature; has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. See less
Jane Gardam's Featured Books
Jane Gardam book reviews
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The Man in the Wooden Hat
The Story Of Betty Feathers
This 2009 novel by Jane Gardam tells the story of Elizabeth Macintosh and her long marriage to Sir Edward Feathers, who is commonly known as "Old Filth". The name is off-putting in approaching the ... Read More
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The Stories of Jane Gardam
Addicted to Jane Gardam books
by Sarah A, Jan 13, 2018
Why oh why did it take me so long to discover Jane Gardam? Stumbled upon a copy of "Old Filth" this past summer and since then I've been completely hooked, buying as many of her works as I can afford ... Read More
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A Long Way from Verona
British School Girl
by Mary P, Aug 21, 2014
The ambivalent, angst-ridden nature of a teenage schoolgirl who is unsure of her ability to be a writer is amusingly described in this well-written book by Jane Gardham. Read More
