Rumer Godden was one of the most successful writers of her lifetime. Several of her novels, including
Black Narcissus and
The River, became successful films. But some of her best work is not fiction at all. Her memoirs of India are drenched with light and colour; and now they have been reissued by an enterprising Indian publisher, Speaking Tiger.
An appreciation of some really beautiful writing:
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