What a lovely way to start December – with a week dedicated to all things Godden! Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed your week in India, England and France in the very capable hands of Rumer Godden.
A big thank you to all of you who contributed reviews and comments, here and on Twitter. It has been a lot of fun.
If you’ve only just finished your book this weekend, please fell free to tag this post when you get time to write your review, and I will add it to our progressive list below.
Fiction:
- Black Narcissus | 1939 – reviewed by Mary @Bibliographic Manifestations &
- Passage à l’Est! (in French, but Google translate will help you out) &
- Cathy @746 Books
- Carol @Journey and Destination
- Helen @She Reads Novels
- Breakfast with the Nikolides | 1942 – reviewed by Lisa @ANZ Lit Lovers
- The River | 1946 – reviewed by Lisa @ANZ Lit Lovers
- An Episode of Sparrows | 1955 – reviewed by Mallika @Literary Potpourri
- China Court | 1961 – reviewed by Kaye @What Me Read
- Coromandel Sea Change | 1991 – my review
Translations:
- Prieres Dans L’Archen (Prayers from the Ark) | Carmen Bernos de Gasztold | 1947 – my review
- The Creatures’ Choir | Carmen Bernos de Gasztold | 1965 – my review
Non-fiction:
- Summer Diary: The Herbogowan – my review
- Hans Christian Anderson | 1955 – reviewed by Mary @Bibliographic Manifestations
Related Posts:
- A Look Back at 3 Novels | Ali @Heaven Ali
- Reflections on reading Godden as a child | Nancy @Stories and Other Bookish Pursuits
I may have accidentally acquired a few more Godden’s during this week, so Rumer Godden Reading Week will continue for 2-3 more years at least, to help me get through them all!
But, for now, I will leave us with a final word from Rumer Godden:
You don’t give up writing until writing gives you up.
| This post was written on the traditional land of the Wangal clan, one of the 29 clans of the Eora Nation within the Sydney basin. This Reading Life acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are our first storytellers. |
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Hi Brona, I just posted my thoughts on Black Narcissus. Also reading Kingfishers Catch Fire.
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Thanks Carol. Glad you could join in…and with two books! She does seem to have that effect on readers though.
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Haha “Accidentally acquired”!!
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It’s one of the dangers of working in a bookshop – it’s too easy to look up what’s in print and put it on order!!
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So true. I’m lucky I worked in a bookshop before the world moved online… I could only bring home armfuls of books that were there on the shelves…
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Thank you for hosting this! I’m glad to hear it will continue as this was my first exposure to Godden and I definitely want to read more of her work.
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Thanks Mary and see you next year 🙂
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Thanks for organizing this Brona. It gave me a chance to finally pick up Godden and see what a wonderful writer she was. Looking forward to more of her books and also exploring everyone else’s reads and thoughts🙂
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Glad you could join in Mallika and hope to see you again next year 🙂
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Am looking forward to it very much!
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It was lovely to read the different reviews on blogs I follow, and I also accidentally acquired one of course!
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Glad I wasn’t the only one Liz 😀
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I’ve very sorry I missed the event, as I love Rumer Godden; she’s one of those writers I turn to when I just want a well written, absorbing story and an exotic setting. Do you have plans for doing it again next year? It would be just the reminder I need to (finally) get around to Black Narcissus or Breakfast with the Nikolides!
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Most definitely! I was going to say see you next year, but obviously, I hope to see you many times in other posts before then 😁
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It’s been a lovely event Brona, thanks so much for hosting!
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Hi Brona, just finished my review of Kingfishers Catch Fire. 🙂
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