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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 'One of our best and most captivating novelists' Philip Hensher The Sisters of Béthanie, a French order of Dominican nuns, dedicate themselves to caring for the outcasts of society: criminals, prostitutes and drug addicts. Lise, an English girl who after the liberation of Paris was employed in one of the city's smartest brothels and rose to become a successful madame, finds her life at a turning point as she joins the Sisters. Master storyteller Rumer Godden weaves a vivid and deeply moving tale of Lise's prison sentence, her conversion and the agonising work among women whose traumatic experiences often outstrip even her own. A gripping novel about convent life from master storyteller Rumer Godden. Zusammenfassung A gripping novel about convent life from master storyteller Rumer Godden.

Product details

• Authors: Rumer Godden
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.02.2013
• EAN: 9781844088591
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-859-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Media Tie-In