Rumer Godden

After she is orphaned, seven-year-old Kizzy, who has lived as a Romany, or Gypsy, all her life, must face a small English town's intolerance and find herself a new home and family.

A young English lawyer travels to India to assist with the case of a priceless statue of Shiva that has been stolen.

When she wins a scholarship to a famous ballet school, Lottie, an orphan reared by the costume mistress for a London ballet company, is torn between her lifelong dream and her love for a puppy.

In Bengal, India, Premlata's family is too poor to celebrate the Festival of Lights until fate and an elephant step in.

An old Chinese couple has a son who never grows any larger than a plum seed, but his size does not prevent him from saving his village from a cruel lord.

Pippa, at 17, is the youngest recruit to the Midlands City Ballet. When she is chosen to go on the Company's Italian tour she is delighted at the prospect of her first ever trip abroad. Radiant with the beauty of Venice, Pippa catches the attention of Nicolo, a young gondolier.

Seven-year-old Keiko, a careless and spoiled Japanese girl, spends three months in the country with Great Grandfather and her cousin Yôji and gradually becomes more gentle and sensible.

A Chinese English girl, her brother, and a toy dog run off to London to see their Chinese great uncle and have a wonderful adventure.

The first volume of the writer's autobiography spanning the years 19071946. Tells the story of her childhood in India, her marriage, and her life bringing up two children alone in poverty.

After she leaves India to live with her cousins in England, eight-year-old Nona is overcome with homesickness until her great-aunt sends two Japanese dolls which need love and care. Includes construction plans for a Japanese dollhouse.