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Margaret Rumer Godden OBE (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998 [1]) was a British author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, [ 2 ] most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
The novel's fictional setting, Brede Abbey, is modeled on Stanbrook Abbey, formerly located in Worcestershire. [2] [3] In the book's introduction, Godden wrote that the characters were fictional but "many of the episodes are based on fact" and credits the lives and sayings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan and Sister Mary Ann McArdle of Stanbrook Abbey.
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Stanbrook Abbey was the model for Brede Abbey in Rumer Godden's 1969 novel, In This House of Brede. [72] Godden, who had asked the nuns of Stanbrook for prayers when her elder daughter was facing a risky pregnancy, gifted the Abbey a share of the copyright on the novel.
Winsome Ruth Key Godden (August 1906 – 1984) [1] was an English novelist who wrote under the name Jon Godden. She was born in Assam , India. She was the elder sister of the better-known novelist Rumer Godden .
Her uncommon name — a nod to English fiction writer Rumer Godden — sealed the deal. Rumer, who grew up in Hailey, Idaho, made her movie debut at age 5 with Demi in 1995's Now and Then.
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