Black Narcissus

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9.99
book_author_name: 
Rumer Godden
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Paperback
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Little, Brown Book Group
published_date: 
07/02/2013
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9781844088393
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Books > Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction
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Rumer Godden|Paperback|Little, Brown Book Group|07/02/2013
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9781844088393
Book Description: 
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...

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