Rumer Godden

Rated by 50+ girl-crushers

• The classic is Rumer Godden's Black Narcissus (In This House of Brede is far better on nuns but not spooky) -- Vivienne Upton ن
• "When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again" Rumer Godden -- Keep Kids Reading
• Just finished "In This House of Brede" by Rumer Godden. Great read. 2nd straight novel I've read about monastics. Not sure what that means. -- Derek Hoven
• In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden - Lying Awake by Mark Salzman -- Claudette Schembri
• 'The Diddakoi' by taught me not to accept prejudices about people from marginalised communities -- EmpathyLabUK
• Rumer Godden one of my favourite all time writers, from a little kid & still re-reading now. she weaves dark enchantments. -- Sarah Phelps
• Was just told that the only people in the world who still read Rumer Godden are me & Demi Moore. Not sure what that says about either of us. -- Nicole Apostola
• - Dia memilih nama panggung Rumer karena terinspirasi dari penulis Inggris, Rumer Godden -- Hard Rock FM Bali
• She is such a fantastic writer -- Eman AlRaesi
• When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- Lynne Stringer
• When you to you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again - Rumer Godden -- SkillsAdvantage
• Black Narcissus reminding me what a brilliant writer Rumer Godden was. -- Karen Powell
• When you learn to read you will be born again and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- Trisha Malika Ghosh
• Books I like no50. Black Narcissus, by Rumer Godden - tense, atmospheric, enormously enjoyable book, made into equally superb film. -- Lissa Evans
• A copy of a Rumer Godden novel she didn't have: Kingfishers Catch Fire (1953). It was a book-club edition but a nice one, amazingly ... -- John Wilson
• When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- KAREN MANCERA
• Happy When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. -Rumer Godden -- Kris
• When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- Naxie
• The stitch of a book is its words. Rumer Godden -- Coyote, Raven, Crow
• "Dolls cannot choose, they can only be chosen; they cannot do, they can only be done by..." THE DOLLS' HOUSE by Rumer Godden -- Eva Stalker
• A garden isn t meant to be useful. It s for joy. Rumer Godden -- ReikiFresco
• "His eyes looked like they would break their glass." Rumer Godden evening. -- Claire Jarvis
• "You can find anyone in it, from duchesses to whores, from tramps to kings." - Rumer Godden (2/2) -- Haley Stewart
• When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- youngreadershelf
• Totally charmed by (1961) as a faithful screen version of Rumer Godden's poignant book. 14 yr old steals it -- miranda seymour
• We would rather not play with you," said Anne. "Because you're a little rotter," said Tom. Rumer Godden -- Jon
• Kingfishers Catch Fire by Rumer Godden: The Novel Cure for extravagance -- David Wiggins
• If reviewers are to be believed, every single novel Rumer Godden ever wrote "bears comparison with A Passage to India." -- Miranda Brist
• Also quite a bit of British children's literature: Rumer Godden, Adele Geras, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Enid Blyton, Noel Streatfeild... -- Ronni Dolorosa
• There is a character in Rumer Godden s Episode of Sparrows named Tip Malone. Kyp Malone s parents are probably big Godden fans. -- NYRB Classics
• When you learn to read you will be born again and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- King Grossman
• So. Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. What a book. What a fever sweat of a book. -- LH 'Daisy' Johnson
• Thinking about how stories for children change over time. Rumer Godden's 1955 "An Episode of Sparrows" a dystopian, postwar "Secret Garden"? -- Sarah Harrison Smith
• Lunch with Rumer Godden as she describes the loveliest French gardens imaginable -- Jenny Ortiz
• "The more you have to do, the more you learn to organize and concentrate or else get fragmented into bits." ~Rumer Godden -- Linda Lyerly
• I suppose the more you have to do, the more you learn to organise and concentrate or else get fragmented into bits." - Rumer Godden -- Tamara Parisio
• If I have ten minutes, I use them, even if they bring only two lines, and it keeps the book alive. - Rumer Godden, A House with Four Rooms -- Bill Affourtit
• I know now it is children who accept life; grown people cover it up and pretend it is different with drinks Rumer Godden, The Greengage -- Citlali
• She is the greatest until she drives me cuhhhhrazy -- Clare Coffey
• Favorite childhood book was Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden, thanks, -- Cheryl Presta
• Will perhaps comment as I go along. For now, really pleased that I've discovered Rumer Godden. Writing so vivid. Perfect summer (garden) read -- Razia Khan
• My great books for hot days: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden & LP Hartley's The Go-Between. -- Moira Young
• When you learn to read you will be born again and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- joshi_arun
• 3. Listen to the Nightingale / Rumer Godden -- Instinct!
• "When one came to know them it was surprising how childish grown people could be." Rumer Godden -- شيخة بدر المبارك
• Choice 4 Children's Literature & Spirituality: PRAYERS FROM THE ARK by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold. Tr. Rumer Godden -- Dhanaraj Rajan
• A Baraat never seemed 'a procession comprising of male relations to fetch the bride home' till I saw it from Rumer Godden's POV -- Rajat Tandon
• Today I will mostly be daydream reading The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden -- Pollie Millen-Lewis
• Finished reading 'An Episode of Sparrows' by Rumer Godden. Exquisitely written, utterly delightful children's chapter book. 5/5 stars -- Marigold
• When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again. Rumer Godden -- On Books

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