Rumer Godden
Godden was an English novelist of unusual range, writing both adult fiction of India and England and distinguished children's books. Black Narcissus and The Peacock Spring draw on her years in India with vividness and moral seriousness.
Works
- Black NarcissusNovel of English nuns running a convent school high in the Indian Himalayas
- The RiverLyrical novel of three young people navigating love and loss beside an Indian river
- In This House of BredeNarrative of a woman entering a Benedictine convent and discovering spiritual renewal
- The Peacock SpringNovel exploring forbidden attraction and family secrecy in colonial India
- A Fugue in Time