Rosa Rankin-Gee (born 1986) is an English writer based in Ramsgate.[1]
Rosa Rankin-Gee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Hatfield College, Durham |
| Relatives | Maggie Gee Nicholas Rankin |
Early life
editRankin-Gee was brought up in Kensal Rise, London.[2] She is the daughter of the novelist Maggie Gee and the writer and broadcaster Nicholas Rankin.[3] She studied at Durham University, graduating with a degree in modern languages.[4][5]
Career
editAfter leaving university, Rankin-Gee moved to Sark in the Channel Islands, where she worked as a private cook.[6] Her first novella The Last Kings of Sark won the inaugural Paris Literary Prize in 2011 and was later published by Virago.[6]
Rankin-Gee's second novel Dreamland was published in 2021. The novel is set in a future version of Margate, taking its title from the amusement park in the town called Dreamland.[7][8] A television adaptation The Dream Lands is in production by the BBC.[9]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- The Kings of Sark (2013)
- Dreamland (2021)
Picture books
edit- Serge, the Snail Without a Shell (2023), with Harriet Alida Lye
References
edit- ^ "Métro - Rosa Rankin-Gee". Asymptote. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Rosa Rankin-Gee Authors Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Alice (15 June 2014). "Maggie Gee interview: 'Writing novels is a ghastly profession'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "An Interview with Rosa Rankin-Gee". The Bubble. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Hatfield College : Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Rosa Rankin-Gee". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ The Guardian (15 April 2021). "Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee review – first love and rising tides". The Guardian.
- ^ Simon and Schuster (26 May 2022). Dreamland. Scribner. ISBN 978-1-4711-9384-2.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (17 February 2025). "'Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte Boards BBC's 'The Dream Lands'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
