By the author of Black Narcissus and The Diddakoi comes the moving tale of Dark Invader, a powerful racehorse. '[Godden's] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their...

Ghosts past, present, and future haunt an old London house in this masterful work of fiction from a New York Times bestselling author.'A genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD 'One of our best and...

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER 'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER 'Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy is about growth, choice, struggle, and the freedom...

By the bestselling author of Black Narcissus and The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'The River will make you laugh, make you cry and, in its way, change you forever' JULIE MYERSON'Her prose is pure, delicate,...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER '[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD 'Her prose is pure,...

By the bestselling author of Black Narcissus and The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'This is an absolutely heart-warming read, which will make you laugh, cry and love it' GUARDIAN 'Her craftsmanship is always...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River'Rumer Godden's novels have a timeless shimmer' GUARDIAN 'Touching, amusing, enchanting . . . an exceptional work' OBSERVER'Her prose is pure, delicate, and...

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER 'A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry' EVENING STANDARD'Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River WITH A FOREWORD BY JACQUELINE WILSON'A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Author Godden here tries her...

'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES'[Many] relish the delicacy of her writing for children' IRISH TIMES 'A sensitive exploration of a boy's triumph over the objections of his...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River'Rumer Godden's novels have a timeless shimmer' GUARDIAN 'One hundred years after her birth, Rumer Godden's novels still pulse with life' MATTHEW DENNISON,...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River'Godden was a writer who constantly drew on her own life experiences' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' NEW YORK TIMES...

BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER '[Godden] writes with grace and a cheerfully lilting prose' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'Her craftsmanship is...

The Peacock Spring is a beautiful and heartbreaking novel of loss of innocence and coming-of-age from Rumer Godden, the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus and The Greengage Summer.At fifteen and twelve,...

A beautifully illustrated cover edition of Rumer Godden's classic story about friendship and family, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower.When little Nona is sent from her sunny home in India to live with her...

When Gem moves into The House Next Door, Nona and Belinda think she's stuck up and vow to have nothing to do with her. But the beautiful Japanese doll in her window soon attracts their attention. They...

Elizabeth is enchanted by the beautiful fairy doll that sits at the top of the Christmas tree wearing a sparkly beaded dress and delicate silver shoes. Little Elizabeth could never be so perfect - she...

Rumer Godden's The Diddakoi won the 1972 Whitbread Children's Book Award. 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...

It is Christmas Eve and, for the toys in Mr Blossom's shop, it is their last chance to be sold. Holly, a small doll dressed especially for Christmas, wishes hard for her own special child. But the day...

A tense, evocative, portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France, The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden, the author of Black Narcissus,...

Tottie is a loving little wooden doll who lives with her family in a shoebox. The doll family is owned by two sisters, Emily and Charlotte, and they are very happy, except for one thing: they long for...

From Rumer Godden, the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus returns again to her beloved India win Coromandel Sea Change, a novel brimming with heart, wit, unforgettable characters, and ‘a sense of timelessness...

NOW A HAUNTING BBC DRAMA, STARRING GEMMA ARTERTON AND DIANA RIGG'A remarkable and beautiful book' DAILY TELEGRAPH'I envy anyone reading it for the first time' AMANDA COE'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER'She has distilled in simple, luminous prose the experiences of expatriate India, of childhood...