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Jon Godden


Born
in Assam, India
January 01, 1906

Died
January 01, 1984

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs


Winsome Ruth Key Godden was an English novelist who wrote under the name Jon Godden. She is the lesser known sister of author Rumer Godden. Although her work was praised by critics she was not interested in the commercial side of writing as she had a financially stable marriage. She spent most of her life in India; however when her marriage came to an end in 1957, she was forced to move back to family owned real estate in England where she remained until her death.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 665 ratings · 101 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors
Two Under the Indian Sun
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4.02 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 1966 — 24 editions
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Mrs. Starr Lives Alone
3.48 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions
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In Her Garden
3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions
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The House by the Sea
3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1947 — 6 editions
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Shiva's Pigeons: an Experie...
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4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions
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The Seven Islands
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions
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Ahmed and the Old Lady
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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Kitten with Blue Eyes
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1971
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In the Sun
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions
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A Winter's Tale
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1960 — 6 editions
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