Mouse House von Godden, Rumer

'A near perfect account of how childhood has to come to an end and the serpent must enter the garden . . . Godden evokes, in simple, flawless prose, a young girl's first encounters with jealousy, sex, guilt and death.' Anne Chisholm,...

Featuring beautiful landscapes and lively characters, this traditional tale is given a Scottish twist. An old woman is happy living in her old vinegar bottle house by a loch, until one day she saves a charming fish prince who grants her...

The Greengage Summer is Rumer Godden's tense, evocative portrait of love and deceit in the Champagne country of the Marne - which became a memorable film starring Kenneth More and Susannah York.The faded elegance of Les Oeillets, with...

From the esteemed author of Black Narcissus and The Diddakoi comes the classic story of Dark Invader, a powerful racehorse who wins the hearts of India's people. von Godden, Rumer

In "The Dark Horse", erzählt die Autorin Rumer Godden die Geschichte eines Pferdes namens Dark Invader, das von einem reichen Mann aus England nach Indien gebracht wird, um an Pferderennen teilzunehmen. Das Pferd ist jedoch krank und...