Black Narcissus

Name: Black Narcissus
Brand: Little, Brown Book Group
SKU: 9780349017501
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By Rumer Godden

Series: Virago Modern Classics

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Rumer Godden's stunning classic novel of devotion, faith and madness You have to be very strong to live close to God or a mountain, or you'll turn a little mad . . . High in the Himalayas, the mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. Built for... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Black Narcissus

The spellbinding story of a sisterhood of nuns on a mission in Himalayan India - part of a sumptuous new Virago Modern Classics collection of Rumer Godden's beloved novels.

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Rumer Godden's stunning classic novel of devotion, faith and madness

You have to be very strong to live close to God or a mountain, or you'll turn a little mad . . .

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 - until Sister Clodagh and her group of nuns arrive to turn 'the House of Women' into the Convent of St Faith.

Close to the heavens, the Sisters of Mary feel inspired, working fervently to establish their school and hospital. But the isolation and emptiness of the mountain begin to take a terrible toll, unleashing long-repressed passions with tragic consequences . . .

Introduced by Amanda Coe

'A masterly novelist' - Tessa Hadley

'A remarkable and beautiful book' - DAILY TELEGRAPH

'I envy anyone reading it for the first time' - Amanda Coe

'Distinctive, poised and entirely unsentimental' - Rosie Thomas

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349017501

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 272

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Rumer Godden Series: Virago Modern Classics

About the Author

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 was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993.