Rosa Rankin-Gee

Rosa Rankin-Gee
Born	1986 (age 38–39)
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Alma mater	Hatfield College, Durham
Relatives	Maggie Gee Nicholas Rankin

Rosa Rankin-Gee (born 1986) is an English writer based in Ramsgate. ^[1]

Early life

Rankin-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

After 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

Novels

• The Kings of Sark (2013)
• Dreamland (2021)

Picture books

• Serge, the Snail Without a Shell (2023), with Harriet Alida Lye

References

1. "Métro - Rosa Rankin-Gee". Asymptote. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
2. "Rosa Rankin-Gee Authors Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. O'Keeffe, Alice (15 June 2014). "Maggie Gee interview: 'Writing novels is a ghastly profession'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
4. "An Interview with Rosa Rankin-Gee". The Bubble. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. "Hatfield College : Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
6. "Rosa Rankin-Gee". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
7. The Guardian (15 April 2021). "Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee review – first love and rising tides". The Guardian.
8. Simon and Schuster (26 May 2022). Dreamland. Scribner. ISBN   978-1-4711-9384-2.
9. Goldbart, Max (17 February 2025). "'Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte Boards BBC's 'The Dream Lands'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2025.