Jane Gardam Quotes


I was nearly 40 when I started. I had no fear that I wasn't going to write. I knew it was just delayed. Then, my goodness, I never stopped.


Citations

Day, Elizabeth. "Jane Gardam: 'I thought I was going to be a spinster'." The Observer, Guardian News & Media, 25 Aug. 2013.

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  • Born: July 11, 1928
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

Jane Mary Gardam OBE FRSL is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She has 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.