Black Narcissus

High in the Himalayas near Darjeeling, the old mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. When it was the General's 'harem' palace, richly dressed ladies wandered the windswept terraces; at night, music floated out over the villages and gorges. Now, the General's son has bestowed it on an order of nuns, the Sisters of Mary. Well-intentioned yet misguided, the nuns set about taming the gardens and opening a school and dispensary for the villagers. They are dependent on the local English agent of Empire, Mr Dean; but his charm and insolent candour are disconcerting. And the implacable emptiness of the mountain, the ceaseless winds, exact a toll on the Sisters.When Mr Dean says bluntly, 'This is no place for a nunnery,' it is as if he foresees their destiny...

Product details

• Authors: Rumer Godden
• Assisted by: Amanda Coe (Introduction), Rosie Thomas (Introduction), Thomas Rosie (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780349014043
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01404-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Media Tie-In, Modern and contemporary fiction, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction