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Jane Gardam
AuthorBooks · Second hand1928-2025
Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph and wrote for BBC Radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon and Yorkshire. She won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.
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1928
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2025
Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph and wrote for BBC Radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon and Yorkshire. She won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.
Jane Gardam was a prolific British writer who published over sixty works throughout her career.
Her literary talent spanned both adult fiction and children's literature.
Born in Coatham, her writing is deeply influenced by the essence and landscape of England.
In addition to being a novelist, she excelled as a literary critic and short story writer, showing great versatility.
Her novel The Queen of the Tambourine is recognized as one of her most iconic works.
