Bernice Rubens Author

Bernice Rubens was born in Cardiff in 1928. She grew up in the large musical family in the vibrant Cardiff Jewish community. She was one of the most successful British novelists of the second half of the twentieth century and won the Booker prize in 1970 for The Elected Member. Rubens enjoyed the respected place she had achieved in the literary world. She was an honorary vice-president of International PEN and served as a Booker judge in 1986. She was a compelling storyteller, weaving her novels from many strands. Human relationships were the core material of her books, especially within a family.