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Black Narcissus
Rumer Godden
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Description for Black Narcissus
Paperback. The basis for Powell & Pressburger's Academy Award-winning 1947 film, Rumer Godden's much-admired classic novel tells the story of a sisterhood of nuns on a mission in Himalayan India. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
NOW A HAUNTING BBC DRAMA, STARRING GEMMA ARTERTON AND DIANA RIGG
'A remarkable and beautiful book' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'I envy anyone reading it for the first time' AMANDA COE
'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARD
High in the Himalayas, the mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. Built for the General's harem, laughter and music once floated out over the gorge. Now it sits abandoned, windswept and haunting.
The palace is bestowed to the Sisters of Mary, and what was once known as 'the House of Women' becomes the Convent of St Faith. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844088393
SKU
V9781844088393
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99-50
About Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden (1907-1998) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Kolkata and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River, which ... Read more
Reviews for Black Narcissus
A remarkable and beautiful book
Daily Telegraph
A remarkable novel. One in a thousand
Observer
Like Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca or Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, Black Narcissus is one of those rare novels that combines huge popular appeal with emotional subtlety and literary skill
Anne Chisholm Godden's wonderful book sets out a complex ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
A remarkable novel. One in a thousand
Observer
Like Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca or Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, Black Narcissus is one of those rare novels that combines huge popular appeal with emotional subtlety and literary skill
Anne Chisholm Godden's wonderful book sets out a complex ... Read more