Black Narcissus (Virago Modern Classics) by Rumer Godden

Description: 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 STANDARDHigh 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. Close to the heavens, the nuns feel inspired, working fervently to establish their school and hospital. But as the isolation and emptiness of the mountain become increasingly unsettling, passions long repressed emerge with tragic consequences . . .

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EAN: 9780349014043

UPC: 9780349014043

ISBN: 9780349014043

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Item Length: 20 cm

Book Title: Black Narcissus: Now a Haunting Bbc Drama Starring Gemma Arterton

Item Height: 200mm

Item Width: 130mm

Author: Rumer Godden

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Literature, Books

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Publication Year: 2020

Genre: Historical

Item Weight: 396g

Number of Pages: 272 Pages